Paralegal

We are seeking a Paralegal to become a part of our team! You will provide overall support to the General Counsel.

Responsibilities:

1.   Corporate Governance:

·      Assist in the development, revision and maintenance of company regulatory compliance policies, standards and procedures.

·      Assist in the development, delivery and documentation of regulatory compliance awareness training programs for company employees, and in ensuring that compliance standards are enforced. 

·      Develop, maintain, and revise board, board committee, and management committee agendas consistent with corporate requirements in charters, corporate governance principles, or By-Laws, including by ensuring meetings with the Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel, and other appropriate senior officers is conducted in a timely manner.

·      Update and maintain corporate files, databases, email and directories in both electronic and hard copies.

·      Perform routine legal research and monitors updates of state and federal regulations related to real estate industries.

·      Prepare internal company bulletins and regulatory updates.

·      Prepare and circulate legal documentation and policies.

·      Coordinate with company attorneys, customers and vendors on legal documents.

2.   Security Law:

·      Navigate the landscape of security law, assuring full disclosure of all market data and transactional information.

·      Draft documentation, such as prospectuses, registration statements, promissory notes, bond purchases, blue sky memoranda, broker registration paperwork, IRS forms, and other security agreements.

·      Prepare annual reports to shareholders.

·      Perform research, review and execution of administrative details in security law.

·      Review blue sky registrations, filing dealer or issuer exemptions, SEC compliance and managing Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) details.

3.   Contract:

·      Drive contracts to close, including structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements.

·      Reviews company contractual agreements and analyzes company practices to ensure that they are in conformity with contractual obligations.

​Qualifications/Technical Skills/Education:

• Must be able to work in a capacity with strict privacy and confidentiality requirements both inside and outside the Corporation.
• Working familiarity Delaware corporate law.
• Experience in corporate governance with a regulated entity, particularly a self- regulatory organization with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong management and organizations skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must have excellent writing skills.
• Detail-oriented, flexible, and creative.
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
• Five years+ experience in paralegal.
• Paralegal certificate and law firm or large corporate firm experience is required.