Overview
Arch Capital Group Ltd. invites candidates to join its legal team as a Senior Corporate Paralegal. This role supports the General Counsel's office for a multinational, publicly-traded company. The position requires at least five years of experience in a major law firm or corporate legal department and focuses on corporate compliance, securities filings, and entity management.
Responsibilities
- Support and assist with the preparation and filing of SEC reports, including Forms 10-Q, 10-K, proxy statements, and Section 16 filings; maintain EDGAR Next credentials and annual confirmations.
- Coordinate logistics for the Annual General Meeting, including vendor and transfer agent engagement, and support the proxy solicitation process.
- Administer electronic D&O Questionnaires.
- Support equity administration, monitoring equity transactions, tracking share ownership, preparing Forms 3, 4 and 5 for Section 16 Officers and Directors, and coordinating with the stock plan administrator.
- Facilitate compliance with insider trading policy, including trading-window logistics, restricted-group list, quarterly messaging and updates.
- Assist with onboarding and appointments of Board members.
- Assist with quarterly legal reports, manage the quarterly certification process using WDesk, and the signature process for quarterly audit report letters.
- Provide support on a range of matters handled by the General Counsel's office, including general corporate contracts, guidelines, intercompany agreements, financing transactions, policy drafting, occasional M&A and other transactional activity, and intellectual property management.
- Maintain the entity-management platform (e.g., Diligent Entities); respond to requests regarding entities, directors and officers.
- Assist with filing and maintaining entity corporate documentation, service-of-process records, and state / regulatory filings.
- Facilitate global signature requests, collecting both original and electronic signatures, and arranging notary and apostille / authentication of documents as needed.
Required Qualifications
At least five years' experience working on corporate (non-litigation) matters at a major law firm and / or the legal department of a publicly-traded company.Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and pivot from one project to another as requested.Excellent written and verbal communication, strong organizational and analytical skills.Ability to work effectively with senior officers and directors on a regular basis.Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and an openness to learning new legal-team-supporting technologies.Desired Qualifications
Proficiency with board software (e.g., Boardvantage) and other corporate organization software (e.g., Diligent Entities).Working knowledge of WDesk.Proficiency with Schwab Equiview or similar stock-plan administration platforms.Ability to work independently and collaboratively with individuals at all levels of the organization.Experience in the in-house legal insurance / reinsurance or financial services industry is beneficial.Paralegal certification is an advantage.Education
B.A. or B.S. degree.
Compensation
Base pay range : $100,000 – $138,000 per year, based on skills and experience. Position is incentive eligible.
Benefits
Arch offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes : multiple medical plans, dental, vision and prescription coverage; competitive 401(k) with generous matching; PTO beginning at 20 days per year; up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer; basic life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; paid parental leave of up to 10 weeks; student loan assistance and tuition reimbursement; backup child and elder care; and additional benefits (link to benefits page).
How to Apply
If you are interested, please submit your application through our career portal or create a job alert on our site. Feel free to share your preferences directly with our Talent Acquisition team.
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