Corporate Paralegal
Blockstream
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Menlo Park • California • United States
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About the role
- Organize corporate records and coordinate due diligence activities for mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions
- Maintain capitalization tables, option records, and corporate records, including shareholder and director information
- Assist with organizing and preparing agendas and papers for board and/or shareholder meetings and annual general meetings; take minutes, and coordinate correspondence with and requests from various directors
- Assist in the preparation and filing of corporate documents such as articles of incorporation, bylaws, and minutes of meetings
- Liaise and collaborate with internal and external parties across different jurisdictions to support subsidiary governance and ensure compliance with federal and state corporate laws and regulations
- Build legal operations infrastructure from scratch!
- Create intake processes that make it easy for the business to work with Legal
- Develop metrics and reporting to track Legal team performance and workload and to measure success against strategic plans
- Develop and implement operational and technology strategies to enhance Legal department performance and project management
- Lead document management for the Legal team, including organization of legal shared folders, management of all standard contracts and playbooks, creation and updates of policies, templates, and self-service resources for implementation across business units and stakeholders
- Work with other departments to improve cross-functional processes and efficiency
Requirements
- BA/BS with a Paralegal certificate from an accredited institution
- 5–10 years of experience as a corporate paralegal with progressively increasing responsibilities and accomplishments
- Experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm, familiarity with corporate governance practices, including corporate secretarial requirements and public company filings
- Strong understanding of securities laws and regulations
- Experience building or significantly improving legal processes and workflows with demonstrated project management skills
- Proficiency in legal research databases, legal platforms, and corporate record-keeping software
- Strong computer skills, including expertise in Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working with senior executives
- Impeccable professional ethics, integrity and judgment, and high level of discretion in handling confidential matters
- Excellent organizational skills and superior attention to detail
- Ability to work independently, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Team player who is results-oriented and self-motivated, with a strong customer service attitude.
- MBA or JD is a plus
- Experience at a high-growth tech startup or in-house at a technology company
- Experience in a global setting that interacted with stakeholders across a variety of time zones and countries.
Benefits
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- Health insurance
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
corporate governancelegal researchproject managementcorporate record-keepingsecurities lawsdue diligencecapitalization tablescorporate transactionsdocument managementlegal operations
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communicationorganizational skillsattention to detailindependenceprioritizationcustomer serviceteam playerresults-orienteddiscretion
Certifications
Paralegal certificateMBAJD