Paralegal, Corporate

Position Summary:

Finn Dixon & Herling is looking to fill a full-time corporate paralegal position. Ideal candidates will have experience in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, corporate governance, securities and general corporate law matters with working knowledge of our software products as described below.

This role is a hybrid position and allows for telecommuting, which means that work may be performed both in the Stamford office and from home/remotely.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Corporate transactional work including organizational matters, stock transfers, board minutes, and other general corporate matters.

Prepare formation documents, foreign qualifications, amendments, mergers, and dissolutions of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.

Manage multiple and concurrent transactional closings including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments and other corporate work.

Prepare resolutions, consents, secretary certificates and closing documents related to mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.

Assist with the closing of transactions including maintenance of closing checklist, preparation of closing documents, preparation of signature pages, tracking receipt of signatures; compiling fully-executed documents and delivery of documents at closing.

Prepare stock certificates, Form D and other securities filings in connection with the transaction.

Conduct due diligence investigation.

Coordinate lien, judgment and IP searches; create and file UCC financing statements; prepare intellectual property filings; file documents with the USPTO and Copyrights Office.

Maintain entity minute books and capitalization tables and stock ledgers for various clients.

Prepare applications for federal employer identification numbers.

Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Knowledge:

• College degree and/or paralegal certificate from ABA approved program.
• 5+ years of paralegal experience in transactional and corporate-related area(s) is ideal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Proficiency in Document Management applications (iManage, Kira, Litera and Closing Folders).
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to be proactive and work independently.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities and multi-task on time-sensitive projects.
• Flexibility to work overtime when required.

Finn Dixon & Herling LLP provides a broad range of legal services for the business and financial community with clients throughout the United States and abroad.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We conduct a background check which includes education, work and personal references.

For more information, please see www.FDH.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Paralegal: 5 years (Preferred)
• Corporate/Transactional: 5 years (Preferred)
• iManage: 1 year (Preferred)
• Closing Folders: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Paralegal Certificate (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stamford, CT 06901