Senior Paralegal- 3698730

AMS Staffing•Austin, TX

7d•$100,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The firm is seeking an outstanding Senior Litigation Paralegal to work onsite in Austin or Dallas, Texas. The role primarily supports venture, mergers and acquisitions, entity formation, intellectual property, and trademark practice areas. Responsibilities include entity formations and maintenance, deal closing coordination, document management and drafting, corporate governance support, and cap table updates. The paralegal will also attend board meetings and prepare meeting minutes.

Requirements

Seven or more years of experience as a paralegal working on corporate matters.
Extensive experience in document drafting and management.
High attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong communication skills and ability to interact effectively with clients and colleagues.
Ability to collaborate with team members to support workflow and project coordination.
Knowledge of Carta, Pulley, and other cap table management systems.
Experience training junior legal assistants and paralegal staff.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with clients to obtain information needed for entity formations.
Draft corporate governance documents and submit Secretary of State filings for formations, conversions, mergers, and foreign registrations through the required channels.
Obtain EINs and submit and track IRS filings, including 83(b) elections, Form 8822-B changes, and Form 2553 elections where applicable.
Create Excel investor signature trackers and coordinate consent thresholds, document distribution, and signature collection with clients and attorneys.
Review and edit closing documents in preparation for signature collection.
Collect signatures through DocuSign, including use of Templates, Bulk Send, and Conditional Logic as needed.
Track consent thresholds and electronically file state-level charter amendments when needed.
Respond to signer questions about DocuSign and investor accreditation, and verbally confirm wire instructions.
Generate and maintain Schedules of Purchasers; update internal pro forma materials and client cap table platforms to reflect authorized shares and issuances.
Compile and bookmark executed closing documents and prepare and distribute closing binders.
Assist with drafting, filing, and tracking Federal Regulation D and state Blue Sky filings.
Maintain organized cloud-based client workspaces and folders, and assist attorneys with occasional cloud document-management platform installation, configuration, and integration issues.
Organize files following implementation of a cloud-based document-management platform.
Draft and clean up Word documents, including stripping documents, applying headings, styles, and outlines, and generating cross-references and tables of contents.
Proofread documents and assist with drafting company resolutions, equity awards, and other basic corporate governance documents.
Coordinate board and stockholder approvals with attorneys and clients as needed.
Update client or internal cap tables to reflect board composition changes, option or restricted-share issuances, option or warrant exercises, and other ongoing changes.
Attend board meetings and draft meeting minutes.