Senior M&A Paralegal

Cooley • San Francisco, CA

2d • $104,000 - $166,400

About The Position

M&A Paralegals support Cooley attorneys who regularly represent clients in mergers and acquisitions and other complex corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, joint ventures, and spin-offs. Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Requirements

• Available to work overtime, as required
• After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications
• 5+ years of substantive work experience as a M&A paralegal.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Excellent oral communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to work well with others
• Proven ability to take initiative and, as needed, direct projects autonomously
• Must be able to manage multiple projects while maintaining high quality and excellent client service

Responsibilities

• Research, collect, index and distribute historical and other transaction related documentation relating to target or acquiring entity as well as precedent transaction materials
• Obtain transaction specific information from client team and work closely with client team in gathering information as required throughout the transaction process
• Conduct on-going research relating to current M&A trends and practices
• Manage due diligence and conduct due diligence reviews as appropriate
• Manage data rooms
• Facilitate open lines of communications with opposing counsel and other outside advisors
• Draft Key Document Checklists and transaction related documents
• Form merger subsidiaries
• Prepare/Review capitalization and conversion tables
• Manage signature collection process
• Coordinate distribution of executed documents
• Assist in preparation of Registration Statements
• Draft and file transaction related SEC documents
• Comply with notice and other communication requirements of any stock exchange
• Prepare transaction books
• Attend to any post closing tasks
• Work with client team on post closing and integration matters
• Assist with conflicts check and conflicts waiver process
• Prepare transaction working group lists
• Maintain close working relationship with client team throughout transaction process
• Assist with organization and maintenance of M&A library materials
• Assist with organization and circulation of M&A newsletter
• Maintain and circulate M&A Activity Report
• Attend to or assist with any other M&A transaction or group related task
• Other tasks as assigned

Benefits

• Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits package.
• We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits.
• In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 21 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year.
• We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits.
• New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees