Senior Corporate Paralegal
About The Position
Cooley is seeking a Senior Corporate Paralegal to join its Colorado team. Senior corporate paralegals provide legal support for general corporate maintenance and complex transactions involving private and public company clients. They are expected to have the technical skills and professional maturity to work independently with minimal attorney guidance. Under attorney supervision, they perform a range of tasks that support legal services to clients, including tasks that might otherwise be assigned to associates. The position involves corporate entity formation, maintenance, and dissolution; transaction closings; legal opinions and supporting materials; corporate and securities filings; due diligence; equity records; and Blue Sky research and filings. The paralegal also provides training to case assistants and junior paralegals. The position offers a 40-hour-per-week schedule and an expected hourly pay range of $65.00–$85.00 ($135,200–$176,800 annually). The final offer depends on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset. Cooley offers elective and firm-paid benefits, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and fertility benefits.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 5+ years of transactional experience in Private Equity, Capital Markets, and M&A matters is desired.
- Available to work overtime, as required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and track extensive details.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with personnel and handle confidential information sensitively and discreetly.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced knowledge of Excel.
- Familiarity with Carta, Shareworks, or a similar web-based equity tracking system.
- Previous law firm experience.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities and prepare related organizational documents.
- Coordinate closings and prepare related documents.
- Prepare legal opinions and assemble opinion backup.
- Draft and file corporate and securities filings.
- Organize corporate records and conduct due diligence reviews.
- Prepare stock certificates and maintain capitalization tables and option records.
- Research Blue Sky issues and prepare required filings.
- Provide training to case assistants and junior paralegals.
- Perform other tasks as assigned or required.
Benefits
- Medical benefits.
- Health savings account with applicable medical plan.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- Pre-tax commuter benefits.
- Life insurance.
- AD&D coverage.
- Long-term care coverage.
- Backup care for children and/or adults.
- Other parental support benefits.
- Firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, and short-term medical benefits for benefited employees.
- 21 days of paid time off each year.
- 10 paid holidays each year.
- Generous parental leave.
- Fertility benefits.
- Benefit orientation for new employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
