Corporate Senior Paralegal

Hamilton Lane•Conshohocken, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Hamilton Lane is looking to expand their team to satisfy the needs of their growing client base. Hamilton Lane is built on collaboration, teamwork and integrity. Their employees pursue excellence and always strive to do the right thing. They invest in their employees, clients and partner relationships, as well as, in the technology and resources necessary to remain competitive, working in a competitive environment that inspires innovation. The Senior Paralegal will be responsible for providing support to the attorneys in the Corporate Legal Department, primarily with respect to a variety of general corporate matters, including governance for Hamilton Lane U.S. and non-U.S. offices and operating subsidiaries, as well as public company reporting and related regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Paralegal training and at least 5-7 years of work experience, preferably in a corporate department of a national or international law firm, or an in-house corporate legal department of a global firm.
Exhibit professional maturity, operate with integrity and exercise good judgment.
Competently review and draft legal documentation and identify issues independently, subject to attorney oversight.
Exemplary verbal and written communication skills.
Meet or exceed expectations regarding stated deadlines.
Provide support from a client-service and commercial orientation.
Extremely detail-oriented and organized.
Proficient with Office 365 applications (particularly, SharePoint), and various AI tools.
Function well in team settings – team player with emphasis on collaborative skills across levels, backgrounds, and jurisdictions.
Ability to manage simultaneously many assignments and quickly shift focus from one project to another as circumstances dictate.

Nice To Haves

BA / BS and public company / private markets experience
Experience with Workiva and/or Diligent

Responsibilities

Interface with in-house attorneys, outside counsel, and other service providers to help facilitate the preparation of filings and maintenance of registrations of Hamilton Lane operating subsidiaries in U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions.
Prepare governance documents such as corporate resolutions, certificates of authority, secretary’s certificates, and incumbency certificates for attorney review and approval.
Take meeting minutes at subsidiary entity board meetings and at specific committee meetings.
Provide ultimate beneficial ownership information for AML / KYC requests.
Maintain authorized signatory list.
Assist business professionals with research and data gathering assignments in support of client and prospect presentations and due diligence requests.
Maintain litigation log.
Update prescribed areas of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings for Nasdaq-listed parent company with attorney supervision and gather requisite approvals and signatures.
Compile and maintain public company board and committee meeting materials for quarterly and interim meetings, for dissemination to directors and staff.
Fulfill requests from external auditors for records related to audit and SEC filings.
Work with service providers to update and set directors / officers questionnaires on the system; distribute questionnaires to respondents; conduct first-round review of completed questionnaires and raise issues to attorneys; and interface with respondents for follow-up information requests.
Work with internal stakeholders and outside counsel to complete due diligence requests and manage documentation collection for securities transactions regarding liquidity events.
Interface with transfer agent and stock plan administrator.
Maintain organized, hard-copy (as needed), and electronic records of SEC filings, governance documents and other corporate legal matters.
Prepare and distribute various materials for signature.
Identify issues, legal risks and potential liabilities and escalate these to the attorneys for assessment.
Special projects as required.