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Husch Blackwell · 4 hours ago

Paralegal - Corporate/Transactional

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$70K/yr - $155K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Develop and conduct research related to transactions and filings

Manage Virtual Data Rooms

Organize records and documents

Prepare withdrawal and qualification documents in accordance with all state, local and federal laws and regulations for conducting business

Prepare stock certificates, legend and backing sheets

Draft shareholder and board consents

Draft and file amendment certificates for corporation or limited liability companies

Prepare and draft merger or purchase agreements

Prepare and draft disclosure schedules

Manage/oversee the preparation of closing sets, binders, CDs (electronic format), and other post-closing deliverables; distribute to appropriate parties

Assist attorneys and senior paralegals with various tasks and assignments

Coordinate projects with various service companies

Entity Formation

Draft organizational, incorporation and formation documents such as Articles of Organization, Operating Agreements, Consents, and qualification documents

Conduct name availability search and reserve entity name, if required

Draft Subscription Agreements, Stock Certificates, stock Powers and related documents

Prepare SS-4 forms and apply for Employer ID Numbers

Supervise work of and provide training/mentoring to Paralegal Assistant

Client management experience

Exercise significant independent judgment and discretion in management of client team activities

Exercise independent judgment in the efficient and cost-effective use of practice support, databases and other technology, including Litera, Carta, Simply Agree, and Microsoft Teams

Exhibit initiative to stay informed of developments in paralegal industry by, among other things, attending firm sponsored CLEs and other in-house training efforts

Meet billable hour requirement of 1500 hours per year

Qualification

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M&A transactionsPrivate EquityVenture CapitalDocument preparationClient managementVirtual Data RoomsEntity FormationLegal researchParalegal CertificateLiteraCartaSimply AgreeMicrosoft TeamsIndependent thinker

Required

Minimum of 5 years relevant experience.

Paralegal Certificate from ABA approved program for legal assistants or graduation from an institutionally accredited program that is not ABA approved, but which requires not less than the equivalent of 60 semester hours of classroom study and three years or more of in-house training comparable to the type of training a paralegal would receive at the Firm.

Associate’s degree from ABA approved program of study for legal assistants and two years or more of comparable training.

Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in any field and one year or more of comparable training.

Significant, substantive legal related experience may be considered in lieu of formal education at the discretion of the SBU Leader.

Must be tech savvy.

Familiarity with both buyer-and seller-side transactions and equity deals.

Meet billable hour requirement of 1500 hours per year.