Paralegal

Group 1001•Waltham, MA

25d

About The Position

This position sits within our Law and Compliance Department, supporting a fast paced legal team that operates across a complex insurance enterprise with many legal entities. As a Paralegal, you will partner closely with our attorneys on board meeting preparation, legal entity management, and the insurance regulatory and statutory corporate filings that keep our businesses in good standing across every jurisdiction where we do business.

Requirements

Minimum of 3-4 years of corporate paralegal experience, preferably in the insurance industry
Strong experience with corporate governance work, including preparation of board of directors meeting materials, written resolutions and consents, meeting minutes, etc.
Strong communication and organizational skills; superior attention to detail required
Team player; collaborative, enthusiastic, results-oriented
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and online legal research tools

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate preferred
Experience with state insurance department regulatory and licensing filings preferred
experience with electronic board portals (such as Diligent) preferred

Responsibilities

Provides general corporate governance support, such as maintaining signing authorizations, providing secretary certificates and know-your-client documentation, forming and organizing new legal entities, and due diligence and closing support for mergers and acquisitions.
Prepare annual and quarterly statutory insurance filings, including Jurat pages, interrogatory responses, Schedule Y Part 1 and Part 1A, and organizational charts.
Provides support for board meeting preparation.
Maintains corporate minutes books and related databases and file shares.
Assists with drafting of board materials, including reports, resolutions, minutes and written consents, as well as state insurance department regulatory filings (e.g., holding company act filings).
Conducts research on corporate governance and insurance regulatory requirements.
Responsible for annual and ad hoc regulatory filings, such as Certificate of Authority renewals, annual reports, and notifications of changes in officers and directors.
Maintains digital database of director and officer appointments across numerous legal entities, and assists with completion of biographical affidavits and fingerprinting requirements.
Responds to internal and external auditor requests for corporate and regulatory documentation.
Assist with ad hoc projects, special project work, and various corporate governance, corporate secretarial and corporate regulatory initiatives.