Our client, a global leader in the financial services and technology industry, is seeking an experienced Corporate Paralegal to support its Legal Department on a hybrid basis (minimum 3 days/week onsite) out of its offices in Purchase, New York. This near-term opportunity offers the chance to join a sophisticated in-house legal team during a period of significant corporate integration activity and expanded cross-functional legal initiatives. This professional will play a key role supporting corporate governance, entity management, compliance, and organizational legal operations across a global corporate structure. The ideal candidate will have experience maintaining legal entities, supporting corporate governance activities, coordinating filings and corporate records, and partnering with stakeholders across Legal, Finance, Tax, Human Resources, and other business functions.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain and update subsidiary records, corporate books, and entity management databases, including Teams, iManage, Workday, hCue, and other corporate governance systems.
Support corporate governance and compliance activities, including the preparation of corporate resolutions, annual meeting materials, certifications, and related documentation.
Facilitate director and officer appointments, elections, resignations, and other entity maintenance activities.
Manage corporate records, routine corporate filings, document administration, and related governance documentation.
Coordinate banking signatory updates, account administration documentation, know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, and related corporate support activities.
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, including Finance, Tax, Human Resources, Payroll, and Benefits teams, to address corporate legal requests and operational needs.
Manage recurring organizational chart updates and respond to requests from internal stakeholders, auditors, and other business partners while appropriately escalating issues as needed.
Coordinate legal team meetings, agendas, and follow-up activities to support efficient department operations.
Assist with process improvement initiatives, including leveraging technology and AI-driven solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and team workflows.
Provide general legal department support to help ensure the timely delivery of high-quality legal services across the organization.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Minimum of 3 years of corporate paralegal experience within an in-house legal department or corporate law firm environment.
Demonstrated experience supporting corporate governance, entity management, subsidiary maintenance, and corporate compliance activities.
Working knowledge of corporate records management, corporate filings, governance documentation, and legal entity administration.
Experience supporting complex organizations with multiple legal entities and cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across Legal, Finance, Tax, Human Resources, and other business functions.
Exceptional attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and quality in all documentation.
Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and proactively identify and resolve issues while knowing when escalation is appropriate.
Active Notary Public commission strongly preferred.
Experience identifying and implementing process improvements, including the use of AI-enabled tools and technology solutions, preferred.
Epiq Counsel partners with industry-leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practicing in an alternative, fixed-term legal services model.
Benefits:- Hybrid role – minimum 3 days onsite per week 401(k) with company matchPTO and paid federal holidays
- Optional medical coverage; HSA Account; Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
Should your experience meet the role requirements, the Epiq Counsel team will contact you. The Epiq Counsel team strives to respond to all applications; however, due to the volume of applicants, we cannot always respond to every application.
About Epiq Counsel:
Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful in-house legal work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers and legal professionals work on a wide variety of matters for Fortune 500 clients. Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging work for sophisticated clients that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control. Epiq Counsel takes the time and attention to understand each professional's practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure they are presented with compelling engagement opportunities with leading law departments across the globe. It is Epiq's policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual's race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status, or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial, or local law. Epiq's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
