Corporate Paralegal

Corporate Paralegal Job Duties:

• Coordinate Board and Committee meetings, including preparation of meeting agendas, materials, resolutions, minutes, and tracking of governance calendars.
• Lead the project management for our annual proxy season and shareholder meeting process, including proxy statement preparation project planning, preparation and distribution D&O questionnaires, annual board, committee, and director self-assessments, and coordination of meeting logistics, and agendas.
• Manage various subsidiary matters, which may include formations, dissolutions, drafting of governing documents, and state/jurisdictional filings.
• Oversee officer and director onboarding and off-boarding under the supervision for the Chief Legal Officer.
• Assist with document production for SOX compliance, internal audits, and other special projects.
• Support M&A, financings, and other strategic transactions, including managing or conducting due diligence, maintaining any electronic data room process, reviewing or preparing disclosure schedules, preparing resolutions and related transaction documents, executing on closing checklists and closing mechanics, and supporting post-closing integration and other items.
• Support key management committees and initiatives, including ESG Committee, Disclosure Committee.
• Help develop, implement, and continually improve policies, processes, and procedures.

Senior Corporate Paralegal Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of paralegal experience supporting a publicly-traded company (working with newly public and/or small cap companies a plus).
• Experience interacting with and addressing the needs of the Board of Director and Committees of a public company.
• Experience managing SEC filings, especially with respect to annual meeting/proxy season process.
• Experience with corporate entity and subsidiary management.
• Experience with secure online Board portal software (specifically, Diligent Boards).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Microsoft Teams, DocuSign.
• Proactive focus/communication: Ability to identify key milestones and then develop and drive practical timelines that work backward from those milestones and include all relevant stakeholders.
• A passion for organization, process, and attention to detail.
• Ability to confidently reprioritize based on evolving needs or in response to new information.
• Ability and willingness to communicate effectively with clear, crisp messaging to relevant stakeholders.
• Highest commitment to ethics in handling of a company's most sensitive and confidential information.
• Problem solver first attitude. Not all problems can be answered with a "yes"
• We emphasize flexibility and autonomy day-to-day, but this role will occasionally center around broader projects and priorities, which can include needs for support outside of "typical" hours.
• Adaptability and eagerness to learn new skills (and to teach your skills to other team members).

Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Company Profile:

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

We look forward to working with you.

Beacon Hill. Employing the Future (TM)