Corporate Paralegal and Office Admin at Legal Scale LLP

Legal Scale is looking for a talented corporate paralegal to join our team. This will require previous experience with corporate law firms, excellent project management skills, strong document management focus and the ability to collaborate across a team.

Legal Scale is a corporate law firm, focused on private transactions. We represent both funders and founders on a variety of venture debt, venture equity and general corporate transactions. We also assist our clients with corporate governance. We're a small, cohesive team, and are a rapidly growing organization.

Requirements:

• A Paralegal certificate and/or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• 3+ years of relevant corporate paralegal experience with a law firm and/or in-house
• Registered notary public, or willingness to obtain notary license (including for remote online notarization)
• Action and results-oriented, with the ability to demonstrate good judgment in a fast-paced, high-growth, dynamic environment
• Familiarity with US securities filings, including Form ID, Form D and state Blue Sky filings
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple projects, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Highest level of accuracy, superb attention to detail and excellent proofreading skills
• Ability to deal effectively with a variety of individuals at all organizational levels
• A high degree of proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, Clio (time-keeping software), Net Documents, Adobe PDF, DocuSign and Litera Workshare Compare
• A positive attitude, collaborative mindset and a desire to be part of a strong, supportive team
• High degree of responsiveness and quick turnaround
• Ability to manage heavy email flow

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and file Trademark or Copyright assignment agreements with the USPTO
• Prepare and file UCC financing statements
• Prepare first drafts of various documents, such as resolutions, written consents, LLC agreements, bylaws and other corporate governance documents
• Forming LLCs and corporations, obtaining EINs and other formation tasks
• Day-to-day responsibilities for performance of general paralegal duties and office administration
• Preparation and distribution of invoices to clients, and management of accounts receivable
• Assist partners with firm management tasks and client onboarding

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $72,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• No travel

COVID-19 considerations:
We're totally remote!

Application Question(s):

• Do you have any experience working with legal documents, especially contracts and other corporate documents? Examples include NDAs, resolutions, LLC agreements, bylaws.
• Have you ever formed a company or obtained an EIN for a company?
• Are you familiar with DocuSign? Do you know how to generate DocuSign envelopes?
• Have you ever drafted or filed any UCC financing statements?
• Have you ever drafted or filed any Trademark Assignment Agreements, Trademark Security Agreements, Copyright Assignment Agreements or Copyright Security Agreements?
• Have you ever filed any SEC filings (such as a Form ID, Form D or state Blue Sky filings)?
• Are you familiar with NetDocuments (or other document management systems)? Are you familiar with Clio (or other time keeping software)?
• What is your experience with invoicing clients? Can you generate invoices and log payments? Do you have any experience with generating invoices and keeping track of accounts receivable?
• Are you tech savvy?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Microsoft Office: 4 years (Required)
• Law firm: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Paralegal Certificate (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote