Senior Paralegal

Overview

Job Summary: To perform the Governance & facilitate Legal activities of the company

Key Responsibilities

• Legal and Contractual
• Coordinate legal due diligence for prospective investee companies
• Review preliminary drafts of standard transactional documents and revise as necessary
• Advise on ways to streamline processes to help close transactions more effectively
• Respond as directed by the supervising attorney to regulatory and audit inquiries
• Conduct advanced factual research and basic legal research, as requested
• Participate in meetings with the VC team and act as a SME for mandate, legal, contractual, jurisdiction and structural matters
• Work with supervising attorney and business partners to ensure that materials are received in a timely manner, for distribution to management, and assist with review of materials for successful presentation to boards and committees
• Work with the supervising attorney and business partners, to ensure that committee activities are set forth accurately in committee and company charters
• KYC & Background checks
• Manage/ coordinate KYC on target companies and founders
• Manage all communication with KYC consultants (contract renewal, raising of PRs, reviewing of invoices)
• Ensure documentation of closure of red flags identified in the KYC reports
• Coordinate with SAO industrial security or other entities for conducting the background checks
• Portfolio Governance (Post funding)
• Advise on all legal, contractual and other regulatory matters related to portfolio
• Review all SH resolutions received from the portfolio companies
• Organize trainings related to Governance and Regulatory matters for the founders and portfolio companies (BoD governance, Companies law etc)
• Review and advise on compliance of Portfolio companies with the signed agreements. Any non-compliance observations should be highlighted to the VC team

Board & Committee Coordination

• When requested for a peculiar matter, review Board materials of Portfolio companies Boards and provide comments to the Board members in advance of the Board meeting
• Wa'ed Board and Board committees Coordination
• Prepare Annual Board and Board committee calendar
• Coordinate with Wa'ed Leadership and Company Secretary to organize Board meetings
• Prepare agenda & track all submissions completed timely by the person responsible
• Perform Quality Review on all agenda item submissions before reviewing with the MD
• Coordinate with Board Secretary to ensure the Board materials are submitted within the stipulated timeline
• Ensure timely completion of Board minutes by the Board secretary - review board minutes to ensure completeness (draft the Board and committee MoMs, if required to expedite the process)
• Follow-up and ensure timely closure of all action items
• Ensure final version of the Board packs are saved in the Board folders

Communication & Governance Documentation

• Draft emails and other communications to the Board and committees
• Advisory on Governance & Documentation control
• Act as SME on all Governance documentation including Shareholder Mandate, Articles of Association, Delegation of authority matters. This may require consultation with the GRC specialist
• Coordinate and manage all matters related to Conflict of Interest. Get clarification and confirmation from the SAO CoI team wherever needed
• Ensure the key documentation by each department is filed in an auditable manner and as per the requirements of the respective policies
• Ensure all the signed/ legally enforceable documents are safely filed in a firesafe locker
• Ensure data classification and data protection guidance are practiced

Training

• Organize staff training on legal and regulatory matters

Managerial Duties

As this portfolio grows this position may be required to supervise an analyst with the legal background.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in law or any related fields
• Certification in Para legal
• Accredited Legal Professional (ALP)
• ICA Certification
• Minimum 5 years experience
• Basic knowledge of legal frameworks and regulatory environment
• Knowledge of corporate structures and entity formation
• Advanced corporate governance background
• Basic knowledge in securities and transactional documents
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential information appropriately
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment
• Well-organized with attention to details