Corporate Paralegal

Parallels Inc• Remote, CA,

7d•Remote

About The Position

Parallels is seeking an experienced Corporate Paralegal to join their team. This role will be a key partner supporting entity management, compliance, governance, and corporate transactions for Parallels' U.S. and international entities, as well as managing the company's IP portfolio. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, enjoys process development, and is comfortable with complexity. You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Tax, People departments, and external counsel to ensure corporate records, filings, compliance, governance, and IP practices are accurate, comprehensive, timely, and audit-ready. Parallels offers a unique work environment where employees can work remotely, in comfortable attire, with flexible hours, emphasizing a culture that values individuality and empowerment.

Requirements

Paralegal certification or equivalent
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience for a public or private software or IT company
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with all levels of the company, including executive management
Strong attention to detail, with ability to think critically, analyze issues, and provide risk-balanced solutions
Familiarity with relevant legal concepts, and administration and drafting of transaction documents, with particular focus on software licensing and related software agreements
Bachelor’s Degree

Responsibilities

Manage the full lifecycle of entity administration, including formations, qualifications, dissolutions, annual reports, assist with franchise tax filings, and obtain certificates of good standing, certified copies and coordinate notarizations and apostilles.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date corporate records for Parallels and its subsidiaries, including minute books, stock ledgers, org. charts, officer/director lists, and entity management databases.
Assist with new entity incorporations and structuring, including domestic and international subsidiary formations and post-incorporation operational matters (i.e. opening of bank accounts, obtaining tax registrations, injection of capitalizations, etc.), in coordination with outside counsel and cross functional teams. Also, will help with entity dissolutions, mergers, and post-integration of acquired entities.
Support Parallels international entities with board and shareholder meetings, corporate maintenance, local filings, KYC requests, apostilles, legalizations, and cross-border documentation.
Coordinate signatory authority, powers of attorney, and corporate approvals for commercial, financing, real estate, and employment matters.
Respond to diligence requests in connection with financings, acquisitions, audits, commercial transactions, and regulatory inquiries.
Be able to assist with in-house notarizations.
Own and continuously improve entity management tools, workflows, and internal knowledge resources; help build scalable processes.
Partner with cross-functional teams on matters including equity administration, tax, compliance, and insurance record maintenance.
Manage Parallels IP including interfacing with outside counsel and engineering on patent and trademark matters and maintenance.