Paralegal assistant Jobs in Rochester, NY

Summary

The Corporate Paralegal is responsible for supporting relevant aspects of corporate transactions, corporate secretary matters and litigation. Primary responsibility for maintenance of legal entity records and related activities. Also serves as litigation paralegal supporting all U.S. civil and employment litigation. Provides back-up support, as needed, to other Legal Operations support staff.

Position Responsibilities :

Corporate Secretary support :

• Work closely with members of the Legal, Treasury and Tax departments, support relevant aspects of corporate transactions, such as merger / dissolution, debt / equity financing, worldwide subsidiary management, and tax and treasury operations.
• Work with attorneys, both internal and outside counsel, to draft corporate documents such as board and shareholder resolutions, M&A documents and the like. Coordinate executive and director signatures on a variety of corporate documents.
• Draft resolutions, prepare and file state qualifications, prepare and track powers of attorney, obtain notarizations, apostilles, legalized documents, certified copies, and corporate filings.
• Maintain the subsidiary management database and subsidiary minute books, the corporate structure chart, global subsidiary lists, list of Officers / Directors, Letters of Authorization and Grants of Authority. Maintain global subsidiary information posted on Legal intranet pages.
• Work with the company’s registered agent to maintain the database of state registrations / qualifications. File annual reports with each state’s Secretary of State and maintain related records.
• Assist attorneys with shareholder equity activity.
• Support the scheduling of and preparation for the Board of Directors meetings. Assist in preparation and review of materials for submission to the Board.
• Respond to requests for information and research matters, as requested by company attorneys.

Litigation support :

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Work Environment : Office

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