Senior Paralegal Corporate

Description

Who We Are:
Lowenstein Sandler is a one of the most sophisticated law firms in the United States with over 375 lawyers and 300 business services professionals serving clients from offices in New York New Jersey Palo Alto Washington DC and Utah. Our primary administrative offices are located in Roseland New Jersey where we are consistently ranked among the best places to work. We recruit candidates who seek a collaborative entrepreneurial culture that prioritizes our clients our colleagues and the communities where we work and live. Committed to career development and to a diverse and inclusive workplace the firm offers many programs and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We seek professionals for our business services group who share these values.

What You Will Do:
The Senior Corporate Paralegal will support attorneys in complex transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) private equity venture capital securities debt/finance and general corporate governance. This role involves assisting with due diligence preparing legal documents maintaining corporate records and liaising with clients and third parties. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in corporate law attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fastpaced environment.

Transactional Support

• Heavy Capitalization Management
  • Prepare and maintain capitalization tables and track stock options and equity compensation through Carta Pulley AngelList ShareWorks.
• Assist in drafting and filing corporate documents including entity formations amendments mergers and dissolutions.
• Conduct due diligence including reviewing and summarizing contracts and corporate records.
• Draft initial versions of closing certificates board and stockholder resolutions and other essential transactional documents including those related to M&A.
• Maintain closing checklists and assist with closing logistics including obtaining signatures and assembling closing volumes through programs such as Litera.
• Assist with preparing SEC filings (e.g. Forms S1 10K 10Q 8K) and Blue Sky/securities filings.

Corporate Governance

• Manage corporate records including maintaining board/stockholder minute books tracking board meetings and preparing resolutions.
• Assist in drafting simple minutes consents and resolutions based on attorney instructions.
• Ensure accurate company data is maintained in corporate records including officer and director information.
• Handle statutory filings and corporate compliance matters including UCC filings and taxrelated forms.
• Oversee the maintenance of LLC and corporate books and records including incentive equity grants consents minutes and other relevant documentation ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Securities & Compliance

• Prepare and maintain securities documentation including stock option grants restricted stock grants and warrants both in Carta and externally.
• Coordinate with third parties for filings and ensure compliance with reporting deadlines for private and public companies.
• Assist with private placements investor questionnaires and regulatory filings.

Administrative & Research Duties

• Conduct legal research using resources like Westlaw and LexisNexis to assist with regulatory and jurisdictional matters.
• Order lien searches summarize results and maintain accurate records of company data.
• Track key dates and deadlines ensuring timely filings and compliance.
• Order and distribute certified copies good standing certificates and other necessary documents.

Peer Training & Knowledge Sharing

• Lead training initiatives to ensure compliance with corporate legal standards and best practices.
• Assist in onboarding and mentoring junior paralegals providing guidance on procedures processes and legal documentation.
• Develop and conduct training sessions for team members on corporate law developments legal research tools and internal protocols.
• Collaborate with senior paralegals ECVC Associate Director and attorneys to identify training needs and create tailored programs for the paralegal team.

For candidates meeting the requirements the expected base salary is $120000 to $140000. The range provided is the salary that Lowenstein Sandler in good faith believes at the time of this posting that it is willing to pay for the advertised position. Exact compensation will be determined based on individual candidate qualifications and location. Our benefits package includes coverage options for medical dental vision prescription drug life insurance disability FSAs 401K and paid time off.

Disclaimers:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities duties or responsibilities required by employee.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position. Regardless of past practice all resumes submitted by search firms are to be deemed the sole property of Lowenstein Sandler LLP and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Lowenstein Sandler LLP as a result of the referral.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition veteran status gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.