Corporate Paralegal
Balchem Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Montvale • New Jersey • United States
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About the role
- Provide essential legal and administrative support within the Legal Department
- Focus on corporate matters, with additional administrative, compliance, and insurance-related responsibilities
- Perform a wide range of legal, research, administrative, and clerical tasks
- Strong attention to detail and a solid understanding of legal terminology and procedures
- Manage corporate entity records, prepare and file annual reports, and assist with corporate maintenance and governance activities
- Draft various resolutions in conjunction with or under the supervision of counsel
- Liaise with non-U.S. colleagues and outside counsel, as needed, for non-U.S. entities
- Support Chief Legal Officer & Secretary on Board-related administrative tasks, as needed
- Facilitate information gathering for corporate insurance applications and claims
- Track compliance training and administer various compliance training programs
- Support attorneys and team members with document preparation, scheduling, and other administrative tasks as needed
Requirements
- College diploma or equivalent preferred
- at least three years of experience or combination of experience and specialized paralegal or legal secretarial education
- Completion of an ABA-approved paralegal program is strongly preferred
- Experience in a corporate legal department is preferred
- Experience with corporate entity maintenance, including maintenance of corporate books
- Ability to compose, type and assemble information in proper legal form
- Ability to conduct legal research based on instructions from an attorney
- Set up and maintain a wide variety of legal files, records and reports
- Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment on various matters of significance
- Follow complex oral and written instructions
- Prepare routine legal documents without the assistance of an attorney
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Highest level of integrity, sound judgment and strong work ethic
- Ability to multi-task, take initiative and be adaptable
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401K with company match
- hybrid work model
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
legal researchcorporate entity maintenancedocument preparationcompliance trainingdrafting resolutionsfiling annual reportslegal terminologylegal document compositionadministrative supportclerical tasks
Soft skills
attention to detaildiscretionindependent judgmenteffective communicationintegritysound judgmentstrong work ethicmulti-taskinginitiativeadaptability
Certifications
ABA-approved paralegal program