Corporate Paralegal

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking an experienced Coporate Paralegal to support a global legal team. The Corporate Paralegal will perform support functions in all aspects of the daily operations of the legal department by reviewing, gathering, organizing and processing a variety of corporate documents and supporting the overall operations. The right candidate will have experience in dynamic in-house legal departments. This opportunity is on a hybrid schedule, full time and direct hire.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support corporate governance for global entities including entity management, filings and record keeping
• Support the Chief Legal Officer and Secretary in Board with secretarial duties including drafting agendas, collecting signatures, maintaining and filing resolutions
• Maintain the intellectual property portfolio, including performance of initial trademark searches and collection of specimens required for renewals
• Provide contract support for standard corporate agreements such as non-disclosure, sales, logistics and independent contractor agreements including initial drafting, review of revisions and filing of signed agreements
• Provide support for documents and activities related to corporate restructurings, such as mergers, formations, and dissolutions
• Draft Powers of Attorney and lead activities required to apostille, legalize and consularize documents required by global affiliates, agencies and lenders
• Provide light administrative support for the legal team as needed
• Work with other members of the executive team on special projects and initiatives
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 6 years’ experience supporting in-house legal departments; Paralegal Certificate preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including with Board, CEO and an Executive Team
• Attention to detail, organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Superior prioritization skills to meet deadlines in fast-paced global environment
• Finely honed analytical skills and judgement to work through complex issues
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently
• North Carolina notary required
• Proficiency using virtual data rooms to upload and organize documents
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Salary Range: $100K-$110K (potential bonus of 10%-15%)