Corporate Paralegal for Private Equity Firm – ONSITE
Our client, a private equity firm, is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Corporate Paralegal to support their General Counsel and CFO. This role is essential to the efficient operation of the firm's legal and compliance functions and will assist with entity management, contract review, corporate transactions, and governance documentation. The ideal candidate will be proactive, adaptable, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain and organize partnership entity formation and related legal documents, including certificate of formation, consents, LPAs, partner subscription documents, side letters and tax identifiers
- Maintain full legal entity listing and coordinate with registered agent for, among other things, annual filings
- Create and maintain organizational charts for all entities within the organization
- Be the point person for coordinating formation of new entities including liaison with legal and finance
- Create and maintain a contract management system for all legal documents that satisfies the needs of the organization
- Coordinate the digitization of paper documents
- Coordinate the execution and filing of board and committee documents, ensuring timely receipt of signatures
- Prepare and update templates and internal policies to ensure alignment with legal and regulatory requirements
- Support the legal team in drafting and reviewing standard corporate agreements (e.g., NDAs, marketing agreements, independent contractor agreements)
- Provide administrative and paralegal support for corporate restructurings, including mergers, acquisitions, formations, and dissolutions
- Collaborate with legal counsel and business stakeholders on special projects and firmwide initiatives
- Partner with the CFO on finance-related legal documentation and compliance matters
- Support cross-functional initiatives involving legal, finance, and operations teams
- Oversee the full contract process from planning to execution, ensuring proper tracking and internal coordination
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Paralegal certificate preferred
- 3–5+ years of corporate paralegal experience, preferably in a private equity or legal/corporate environment
- Strong understanding of corporate governance, entity management, and legal processes
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Comfortable working with senior leadership, including the CFO
- High level of integrity and discretion when handling confidential information
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with contract management systems is a plus