Senior Corporate Governance Paralegal

FIS Global•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

As a Senior Corporate Governance Paralegal, you will provide confidential paralegal and administrative functions to the Corporate Secretary, Deputy General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, and senior management legal executives; produce and manage a variety of corporate governance documents, including corporate organizational documents, and secretary’s certificates; set up and maintain office filing systems for transactions and companies; foster business development through service excellence; M&A diligence of corporate records, negotiation of NDAs, and general deal assistance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience (paralegal and/or ICSA certification preferred).
4 or more years of work experience in a legal or regulatory environment requiring research and preparation of documentation, reports and summaries. Knowledge of (i) document preparation, particularly corporate organizational documents such as certificates of formation and corporate charters, bylaws and minutes and (ii) M&A due diligence and documentation
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Diligent, and legal software applications
Knowledge of legal and/or regulatory research techniques and tools, including Harvey and PLC
Understanding of technical legal terminology
Ability to write legal/regulatory documents, summaries and other correspondence
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality and carry out assignments that are sensitive in nature
Effective time management skills
Attention to detail, a sense of curiosity and a desire for incremental improvement

Responsibilities

Work under the direction of the VP, Associate General Counsel, M&A and Subsidiary Governance and Corporate Secretary to manage and assist with corporate governance of FIS’ affiliates and M&A matters.
Create and manage corporate organizational documents across the lifecycle of FIS subsidiaries; take minutes for regulated corporate entities; prepare and maintain corporate records and annual compliance filings; drafts certifications and other legal materials relating to corporations and other corporate entities; prepare and coordinate delivery of KYC/RFP materials across the enterprise; and manage projects for legal entity rationalizations.
Conduct M&A diligence on corporate organizational documents for potential M&A targets and draft diligence memo with the related findings; review and negotiate NDAs in the M&A context with a playbook and escalate appropriately; lead post-closing merger integration activities for the corporate governance function and manage projects for legal entity rationalization; and provide support for M&A activities generally.
Support activities of the compliance, privacy, tax, finance, treasury, accounting and sales teams, including special projects for dividends/distributions and legal entity rationalizations/reorganizations, draft intercompany agreements, etc.
Maintain high levels of confidentiality with respect to sensitive and complex projects with contacts inside and outside the company.
Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors, use of initiative and independent judgment.
Exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
Edit typed material for grammar, punctuation, clarity and sentence structure.
Distribute typed material to appropriate parties, e.g., executives, clients, attorneys, etc. and revise as directed.
Compose memos and correspondence from brief verbal instructions.