Paralegal

BakerHostetler is an AMLAW60 firm with 18 offices and over 1000 attorneys. Established in 1916, our attorneys are award winning. Baker possesses a phenomenal culture with attorneys and staff that take extreme pride in their work. The firm’s Cleveland, OH office business practice group has an excellent opportunity for a transactional Paralegal. This is a non-exempt position that requires in-person presence of four days per week in the Cleveland office, with one day remote. This position will primarily support M&A and debt-finance attorneys with a high-volume and sophisticated transactional practice with the highest Chambers ranking.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains transaction and closing checklists and tracks deliverables, signatures, approvals, and outstanding items.


• Organizes and manages electronic due diligence materials and virtual data rooms.


• Coordinates signature-page processes and electronic execution workflows.


• Prepares, files, amends, and terminates UCC financing statements.


• Assists with post-closing matters, including closing sets, binders, filings, organizational updates, and follow-up deliverables.


• Assists with the preparation and organization of disclosure schedules and related transaction materials, as appropriate.


• Handles all aspects of the formation of legal entities, including preparing articles of incorporation/organization, bylaws, operating agreements and other governing documents, stock/membership certificates, resolutions, incorporation proceedings, qualification, “S” corp elections, SS-4 forms, and related documents.


• Coordinates the filing of corporate and other documents with governmental agencies.


• Assists with the preparation of ancillary legal documents such as bills of sale, assignments, stock powers, closing certificates and other closing documents for review, approval, and use by attorney.


• Maintains client corporate record books, and prepares director, officer and manager and ownership updates and approvals, issuance of stock certificates, etc.


• Handles our corporate maintenance program, including preparing annual board and shareholders resolutions, coordinating filing of annual reports and similar activities.


• Conducts UCC, lien, judgment, pending suit, bankruptcy, and other due diligence searches with, and orders corporate documents from, various county and state offices.


• Performs lien and litigation and related due diligence searches.


• Interacts with attorneys, clients, and outside parties daily.


• Provides guidance and training to legal assistants and other team members on transactional processes and tools.


• Other duties as requested and assigned.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of corporate/business paralegal experience, preferably in a law firm or corporate legal department


• Bachelor’s degree preferred or Paralegal Certificate at a minimum; equivalent combination of education, training and experience may substitute for education requirement.


• Substantial experience supporting transactional and finance matters required.


• Ability to communicate succinctly and response timely to attorney and client requests.


• Ability to execute alongside high-performing teams and gain client trust in a fast-paced environment.


• Must exercise discretion with confidential and sensitive information and use good judgment while prioritizing needs of the clients and the firm.


• Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail


• Self-starter with a willingness to learn and adapt to a variety of transactions.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, SimplyAgree, document management systems such as NetDocs, Entity Management software and time entry systems


• Experience with Carta or other capitalization management platforms is a plus.


• Ability to communicate professionally and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.

The Salary Range for this position is 72-107K