Corporate Paralegal (Hybrid)

Axcelis Technologies•Beverly, MA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Axcelis Technologies is seeking an experienced Corporate Paralegal to join its Legal team. The role contributes to corporate governance, corporate compliance, and legal operations, with flexibility to support employment, litigation, and commercial matters as needed. It is based at the company’s Beverly, Massachusetts headquarters, with the option to work a hybrid schedule in the office 2–3 days per week. The Corporate Paralegal reports to the Associate General Counsel and is expected to partner closely with the General Counsel.

Requirements

At least 4 years of relevant experience in a corporate paralegal role at a public company or law firm.
Paralegal certificate or bachelor’s degree.
Strong experience in corporate and compliance administrative responsibilities, including global entity management, corporate governance and compliance processes, and board of directors support.
Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage simultaneous priorities and workstreams and drive projects to completion.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills when working with attorneys, executives, outside counsel, and internal functions.
Excellent judgment in handling confidential information.

Nice To Haves

Experience in public company governance, including Section 16 reporting.
Familiarity with equity plans and stock administration.
Massachusetts Notary Public license, or interest in obtaining one, and ability to assist with in-house notarizations.
Experience improving legal processes and workflows.

Responsibilities

Support U.S. and global subsidiary management, including annual meetings, governance documents, and records of minutes, formation documents, and entity structure charts.
Serve as a Legal team point of contact for corporate records and governance requests, coordinating with other departments on KYC requests, officer’s certificates, notarization and apostille requests, and other diligence matters.
Assist with corporate contract workflow management, including maintaining templates and handling DocuSign requests in accordance with corporate approval procedures.
Provide legal operations support, including managing legal training programs and subscriptions, tracking and reporting outside counsel billing and spend, workflow and legal project management, and process improvement initiatives.
Support board of directors and committee matters, including preparing resolutions and written consents and assisting with board-material preparation processes.
Partner with internal teams on equity administration, compliance, and commercial matters that intersect with the corporate legal function.