Corporate Paralegal

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Job description

Corporate Paralegal

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Corporate Paralegal to join a growing, legal team at the New York City headquarters of Focus Financial Partners, a NASDAQ-listed company (FOCS). Focus Financial Partners is a leading partnership of over 70 independent wealth management and financial services firms located throughout the United States and abroad that is actively growing through its robust acquisition strategy ().

Position/Responsibilities

The Corporate Paralegal will be responsible for providing general support to our Legal Department on a wide variety of corporate and administrative matters. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a strong work ethic that possess strong organizational and time management skills, is thorough, operates with a high attention to detail and has the ability to learn quickly.

Specific duties will include but are not limited to:

• Assist with tasks associated with closing a corporate transaction, including document preparation and organization, maintenance of closing checklists, preparation of signature page packets and organization of post-closing items.
• Draft a wide variety of legal ancillary documents and template corporate agreements, including operating agreements, resolutions/written consents, minutes, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Maintain the company's corporate structure chart and other various internal lists/charts related to entities, as well as transactional, regulatory and other legal matters.
• Assist with misc. corporate filings (e.g., formation, qualification and dissolution of entities, DBA filings, name change amendments, etc.).
• Provide administrative support such as calendar management and preparing/processing expense reports.
• Organize and maintain documents in an electronic document management system.
• Perform legal administrative ad hoc duties when requested.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of relevant paralegal experience
• Knowledge of corporate transactions, investment adviser regulation and/or corporate secretarial responsibilities
• A Bachelor's degree and/or a Paralegal certification or comparable experience
• Must be extremely organized, have the ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously to completion
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and document management systems
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work in a demanding, fast-paced office environment

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