Senior Corporate Paralegal

Consultative Search Group • Menlo Park, CA

16d • Onsite

About The Position

A global law firm is seeking a Senior Corporate Paralegal for its Silicon Valley office. The role supports corporate transactions throughout their lifecycle, including document preparation and filing, transaction coordination and closings, capitalization and equity plan administration, securities and tax compliance, corporate records management, due diligence, lien searches, and client audit responses.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing corporate transactions in a large law firm.
• Four-year degree or equivalent.
• Paralegal certification.
• Familiarity with UCC financing statements, jurisdiction-specific filing components and procedures, and lien searches.
• High proficiency with technology, including DocuSign, Microsoft Office Suite, Carta, Pulley, Shareworks and similar capitalization management applications, Adobe Acrobat, corporate records filing and transaction databases, and internet research tools.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask.
• Responsiveness to internal and external clients.
• Highly effective written and oral communication skills.
• Creative problem-solving abilities and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative to move projects to conclusion.
• Professional demeanor in stressful situations.
• Reliability, dependability, and ability to work as a team player.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of client information.
• High sense of integrity.

Responsibilities

• Assist with drafting documents for corporate transactions, including formations, preferred stock and debt financings, equity transfers, mergers and acquisitions, entity structure conversions, and corporate dissolutions.
• Track corporate approvals, signatures, and deal deliverables; manage transaction documentation; and facilitate transaction closings and closing documentation.
• Prepare, draft, and file incorporation documents, state qualifications, IP assignment agreements, restricted stock purchase agreements, and related 83(b) elections.
• Own and manage capitalization platforms, including equity issuances, transfers, repricings, stock splits, and conversions.
• Manage equity incentive plans and related federal and state securities and tax compliance, including Rule 701 and California Section 25102(o) compliance; research Blue Sky securities requirements and prepare and submit related filings.
• Analyze voting requirements, protective provisions, anti-dilution and preemptive rights, information rights, and side letters for corporate transactions.
• Liaise with clients and equity holders on corporate and transaction-related matters.
• Prepare and manage company data rooms and due diligence checklists for corporate transactions.
• Maintain equity holder and board or member consents and resolutions in corporate minute books and electronic company-record systems.
• Conduct federal, state, and local lien and litigation searches.
• Prepare and file UCC financing statements and related exhibits.
• Coordinate authentication of documents for domestic and international use, including in Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention nations.
• Prepare, draft, and file charter amendment documents for corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships.
• Assist with managing client audit responses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior