Balchem Corporation

Corporate Paralegal

Balchem Corporation

full-time

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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 & Tools
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