Job Description
Why is This a Great Opportunity?
This role offers a chance to work on diverse legal matters with moderate complexity, focusing on corporate, contract, and transactional issues. It provides the opportunity to collaborate with Global Legal Services attorneys and business clients, gaining valuable experience in legal technology and deadline-driven environments. The position allows for professional growth in managing time-sensitive filings and important legal tasks. This is an ideal role for someone looking to expand their expertise in a dynamic legal setting.
Job Description:
- Collaborates with attorneys, paralegals, and business clients to provide timely, high-quality paralegal services with moderate to advanced complexity.
- Assists with preparing and maintaining corporate records and legal documents, including proper indexing and filing of original documents.
- Coordinates annual and special meetings, acts as secretary for meeting minutes, and supports activities such as acquisitions, divestitures, and entity management.
- Communicates with clients and legal reviewers to resolve workflow inconsistencies and takes proactive corrective actions as needed.
- Assists in implementing legal technology, provides user training, and liaises with IT to resolve technical issues.
- Maintains and improves SharePoint sites as assigned.
- Assists with due diligence and supports business and finance transaction closings.
- Conducts legal research and analysis on complex issues using statutes, judicial decisions, and regulations.
- Handles Know Your Customer requests and supports transaction closings from commencement to completion.
- Assists in preparing and maintaining the business continuity plan for the legal team.
- Prepares required filings, such as annual holding company statements and other quarterly or annual returns.
- Manages intercompany agreements and ensures accuracy and execution of agreements.
- Updates and maintains the centralized stock registry for various entities.
- Serves as a Missouri Notary Public.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- 3+ years of experience as a paralegal in a law firm or corporate legal setting.
- Advanced knowledge of paralegal processes, client needs, and key business drivers.
- Proven ability to support legal and business functions, analyze complex legal issues, and develop effective solutions.
Required:
- Intermediate knowledge of legal and business document terminology, concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Strong review and proofreading skills.
- Excellent client service and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to providing a high level of client service.
- Ability to work collaboratively with individuals at various levels inside and outside the organization.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven.
- Flexibility, initiative, and accountability.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Willingness to acquire new skills and adapt to changing technologies.
- Proficient in Word applications with the ability to create and maintain document automation templates.
- Advanced time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong multitasking and workload prioritization abilities.
- Intermediate investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced oral and written communication skills, demonstrating knowledge transfer capability.
- Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, tight deadlines, and stressful conditions.
- Capacity to balance priorities and deadlines while producing detailed, high-quality, and accurate work.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and participate in team projects.
- Skilled in translating business needs into practical solutions that add value to clients.
- Advanced math and business knowledge.
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