Corporate Paralegal - Law Firm - New Jersey (Fully onsite) at Beacon Hill

The New Jersey Office of a full-service law firm is looking for a Corporate Paralegal to join. As a Corporate Paralegal, you will support attorneys whose practice focuses on corporate transactions, document drafting, and compliance matters. This position will require the paralegal to be onsite 5 days a week. Not a hybrid role

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Formation and Maintenance:

• Form corporations, limited liability companies, and other types of entities, along with related amendments, withdrawals, mergers, and dissolutions of such entities.
• Corporate compliance consisting of filing annual reports with state and local governmental offices.
• Preparation of corporate documents such as consent resolutions, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, bylaws, and obtaining EINs.
• Maintain and update corporate records and minute books, including ownership certificates and ledger.

Legal Document Drafting and Review:

• Draft and review real estate purchase and sale agreements (primarily commercial), asset purchase agreements, stock/unit transfer agreements, lease agreements, and closing documents related to real estate, asset and stock transactions, including closing statements.
• Draft term sheets/commitment letters on behalf of lender clients, as well as loan/modification documents (e.g., notes, mortgages, guaranties, and security agreements).
• Preparation and filing of UCC financing statement, amendments, and terminations.
• Filing of recordable documents in various State and County recording offices.

Transaction Assistance and Due Diligence:

• Conduct and analyze legal and factual research related to real estate, asset and stock transactions.
• Title commitment and title policy review (including exception documents and endorsements), survey review, and general due diligence review (e.g., UCC and other search results) including summarizing issues and concerns for attorney consideration.
• Resolve title and survey issues as required.
• Secure UCC, judgment, lien, and pending litigation searches.
• File Bulk Sale Notices in connection with asset and commercial real estate transactions and secure tax clearance certificates.
• Download, organize, and inventory due diligence documentation from client-provided data sites.
• Maintain checklists for loan, real estate, asset, and stock transactions.
• Manage preparation, assembly, and compilation of documents in advance of closing and coordinate signature page gathering directly with client, opposing counsel and other third parties.
• Coordinate with opposing counsel, title companies, local counsel, and client representatives in all aspects of transactions.
• Preparation of closing binders related to transactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of five years of experience as a corporate legal assistant and/or paralegal at a law firm, professional services firm, or corporation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Desired Skills and Experience

• At least 5 years of experience as a Corporate Paralegal
• Fully onsite

Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Company Profile:

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com

We look forward to working with you.

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