Trademark Paralegal
Merchant & Gould P.C.
Paralegal, Corporate & Legal Operations
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Own our corporate governance engine: Build and manage day-to-day operations and workflows related to general corporate records and governance, including entity formation, dissolutions, D&O tracking, beneficial ownership information, organizational changes, and annual reports and other statutory filings across several jurisdictions.
- Quarterback strategic transactions: Provide support on strategic transactions and any fundraise initiatives, including diligence and closing mechanics.
- Run Board operations: Coordinate and help prepare Board meeting materials, including drafting memos, minutes, and resolutions.
- Build a scalable CMS: Oversee our contract management lifecycle, including maintaining a playbook and standard templates (NDAs and contracts) and tracking renewals.
- Design the Legal front door: Design and implement a Legal team request intake flow to support reliable, efficient and consistent service delivery.
- Architect our Legal tech stack: Vet new technologies to improve our knowledge management and processes, drive support for them, and implement them.
- Optimize firm partnerships: Manage our financial relationships with external law firms, driving value and efficiency.
- Develop x-functional playbooks: Help establish and implement best practices for Legal collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- B.A. or equivalent (e.g., paralegal certificate)
- 5+ years experience working as a corporate paralegal, consultant, project manager, or financial compliance manager at a fast-growth technology company, financial institution or other FinTech.
- Experience in product management or technical program management is a significant plus.
- Experience with entity management tools and workflows.
- Familiarity with legal issues in the crypto/DeFi ecosystem, in particular around organizational structure and management in the context of a decentralized protocol.
- Experience creating and maintaining compliance documentation and procedures, as well as supporting litigation via document collections and productions.
- Ability to work multiple days a week in our main hub office in NYC.
Benefits
- Global team and flexibility: Join a truly global team with the flexibility to work remotely, though with preference to work in our main hub in NYC.
- Health and wellness: Enjoy comprehensive healthcare insurance coverage as well as a wellbeing allowance and gym membership to support your physical and mental health.
- Customizable IT setup: Tailor your workspace with access to top-notch IT equipment.
- Professional development: Benefit from an annual development budget to enhance your skills and grow professionally, including opportunities to participate in conferences and on-site company events worldwide.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
corporate governanceentity formationD&O trackingcontract managementcompliance documentationlitigation supportproduct managementtechnical program managementcross-functional collaborationfinancial compliance
Soft skills
organizational skillscommunication skillsstrategic thinkingattention to detailproject management
Certifications
B.A.paralegal certificate
