Senior Corporate Paralegal
Senior Corporate Paralegal
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$ 47 - 62
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Job Description
Circle is a financial technology company at the epicenter of the emerging internet of money where value can finally travel like other digital data globally nearly instantly and less expensively than legacy settlement systems. This groundbreaking new internet layer opens up previously unimaginable possibilities for payments commerce and markets that can help raise global economic prosperity and enhance inclusion. Our infrastructure including USDC a blockchainbased dollar helps businesses institutions and developers harness these breakthroughs and capitalize on this major turning point in the evolution of money and technology.
What youll be part of:
Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization were expanding into some of the worlds strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: Multistakeholder Mindfulness Driven by Excellence and High Integrity. Circlers are consistently evolving in a remote world where strength in numbers fuels team success. We have built a flexible and diverse work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.
What youll be responsible for:
The Corporate Paralegal will provide Governance and Securities needs and is an important member of the Corporate Legal team helping to deliver consistent accurate and timely service while striving to find opportunities for improvement and increased efficiency. This position reports directly to the Assistant General Counsel Corporate and Finance and is responsible for providing support with respect to corporate governance matters public company reporting and managing a complex international corporate structure. This position is fully remote.
What youll work on:
Coordinate preparation and distribution of shareholder board and committee meeting materials using Diligent and generally support the organization of quarterly board meetings and annual shareholder meetings.
Prepare initial drafts of corporate resolutions board minutes unanimous written consents secretarys certificates related transactional backup materials and similar corporate governance items.
Assist with all SEC filings including periodic reports proxy statements Section 16 reports (Forms 3 4 and 5 using Workiva and NYSE reporting obligations.
Support our treasury team and the transfer agent.
Assist with and manage the documentation of corporate policies required by the SEC or NYSE including maintaining Insider Trading Policy preclearance and restrictive period participant lists and ensuring such polices are followed and participant lists are updated.
Provide support for certain SEC and NYSE requirements related to director and management equity including drafting and maintaining of the equity agreement templates and deferred equity arrangements and working with the companys stock plan administrator as well as the companys transfer agent.
Responsible for formation and dissolution of corporate entities and general subsidiary maintenance including filing annual reports qualifications to do business in other states and countries and other similar tasks.
Establish and maintain corporate records for all corporate entities including stock certificates minute books and secretary of state / comparable local filings.
Manage Board and officer administration matters including overseeing the payment of nonemployee director compensation preparing and recording annual Director and Officer Questionnaires maintaining biographies and contact information and assisting with completion of reports or applications required to be completed by the Board or executive officers etc.
Support transactions financial restructurings and related securities law and corporate governance compliance including setting up and populating data rooms as needed.
Provide other legal and administrative support to the Assistant General Counsel Corporate and Finance in securities law and other areas (including finance M&A).
What youll bring to Circle:
Minimum fouryear college degree; paralegal certificate and/or relevant work experience strongly preferred.
Minimum 10 years related Paralegal experience; Minimum 10 years public company and securities experience.
Must be organized diligent and proactive with corporate paralegal experience who will provide consistent deliverables maintain accurate and complete records and assume other tasks as assigned by the Assistant General Counsel Corporate and Finance.
Must be proficient or able to become proficient soon after starting in Google suite of products (including Gmail Docs Sheets and Slides) and Microsoft Office tools (including Word PowerPoint Excel etc. Slack Workiva Diligent and other software tools.
Must have the professionalism discretion and sophistication to interact with directors and senior management and to maintain confidentiality of critical corporate matters.
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills the ability to maintain a high rate of accuracy and production under deadlines in a fastpaced environment.
Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.
Starting pay is determined by various factors including but not limited to: relevant experience skill set qualifications and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.
Pay Range: $47.50 $62.50
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Circle. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. Additionally Circle participates in the EVerify Program in certain locations as required by law.
Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability please reach out tofor support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
