Senior Paralegal – Corporate Governance
Blackhawk Network
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Pleasanton • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $124,070 - $167,500 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Provides support to the legal group primarily in the area of litigation, corporate governance, SEC filings, and entity maintenance
- Manages the process of exchanging information (documents, emails, data) between parties
- Manages, organizes, and reviews vast amounts of electronic documents using sophisticated software (Relativity, I-Pro)
- Prepares drafts of discovery requests and responses for attorney review
- Prepares routine legal documents, such as summonses, complaints, and motions
- Manages and organizes the pleadings file and coordinates court e-filings
- Prepares for depositions, including organizing exhibits and coordinating logistics
- Assists attorneys in the courtroom by managing documents and real-time information flow
- Conducts research on statutes, case law, and regulations relevant to corporate disputes
- Assists in preparation of SEC filings including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K
- Creates and maintains corporate minute books for parent company and subsidiaries
- Drafts and prepares resolutions, bylaws, and other documents related to entity formation
- Entity management/corporate maintenance including drafting and filing corporate charter documents
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of related work experience
- Minimum of 5 years experience as a paralegal with a large law firm or corporate law department
- Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree and Paralegal Certificate
- Demonstrated proficiency in corporate entity formation and management
- Familiarity with wide-range of applicable laws
- International entity management experience desired
- Advanced Microsoft Excel/Word/Powerpoint knowledge
- Proxy, Annual Meeting, Board minutes and other corporate experience is highly preferred
- Stock administration experience is desired but not required
- Excellent references
- History of job stability
- Strong communication skills – interpersonal, presentation and written
- Strong administrative skills and keen attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize
- Enthusiastic team player, good sense of humor, proactive self-starter and eager learner
- Legally entitled to work and reside in the United States
Benefits
- 401k with employer match
- Medical, dental, vision
- 12 paid holidays in the year 2025
- 1 hour of sick pay accrual for every 30 hours worked
- Parental leave
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Accident and illness insurance
- Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Wellness benefits
- Flexible time off for all full-time employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
litigation supportcorporate governanceSEC filingsentity maintenancediscovery requestslegal document preparationcorporate entity formationcorporate managementstatutes researchcase law research
Soft skills
strong communication skillsinterpersonal skillspresentation skillswritten communicationadministrative skillsattention to detailtask managementprioritizationteam playerproactive self-starter
Certifications
Paralegal CertificateAssociate's degreeBachelor's degree