Corporate Paralegal (Hybrid)

Axcelis Technologies•Beverly, MA

4d•$85,086 - $127,629•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 reports to the Associate General Counsel and partners closely with the General Counsel. This is a full-time position based at the company’s Beverly, Massachusetts headquarters, with a hybrid schedule requiring 2–3 days per week in the office.

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 with corporate and compliance administrative responsibilities, including global entity management, corporate governance and compliance processes, and board of directors support.
Exceptional attention to detail, strong organization, and 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 coordinating annual meetings and governance documents and maintaining minutes, formation documents, and entity structure charts.
Serve as the Legal team’s point of contact for corporate records and governance requests from other departments, coordinating responses to KYC requests, officer’s certificate requests, notarization and apostille requests, and other diligence matters.
Assist with corporate contract workflow management, including maintaining templates and managing 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, managing workflows and legal projects, and supporting process improvement initiatives.
Support board of directors and committee matters, including preparing resolutions and written consents and assisting with board materials preparation.
Partner with internal teams on equity administration, compliance, and commercial matters as they intersect with the corporate legal function.