Corporate Paralegal – Startups, Capital Markets, M&A

Job Description

Mid-Level Corporate Paralegal | Fenwick & West

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role at Fenwick & West, open in any of our U.S. offices. Fenwick & West provides legal services to clients, with this role focusing on startups, capital markets, and mergers & acquisitions. This position is crucial for supporting complex corporate transactional work, ensuring legal compliance and efficient process management for clients. The firm embraces the future of work, encouraging the exploration of AI and emerging technologies with a continuous improvement mindset.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week), 37.5 hours per week (non-exempt), Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
• Location: Hybrid, US Offices
• Pay: $85000–$133750 yearly
• Mission: Support corporate legal activities, particularly in startups, capital markets, and mergers & acquisitions, ensuring efficient document and process management.
• Tech Stack: Carta, Shareworks, Excel, AI tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Startup Support: Manage corporate records, implement stock option plans, and administer equity management platforms (Carta, Shareworks) for technology and life sciences startups.
• Capital Markets Assistance: Support IPOs and public company matters, including registration statement numerical backup, beneficial ownership tables, ’34 act and Section 16 reporting, and stock exchange applications.
• Document Preparation & Filing: Draft and manage Rule 144 and legend removal letters, FINRA filings, selling stockholder matters, closing documents, closing volumes, and board resolutions and minutes.
• M&A Support: Collect due diligence documents, organize electronic data sites, perform diligence research, coordinate shareholder mailings and regulatory filings, and prepare signing and closing documents.
• Compliance & Onboarding: Conduct blue sky research and assist with transfer agent onboarding processes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A four-year degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program, with a focus on corporate and transactional law.
• Experience: 3+ years of corporate and transactional experience, including proficiency with capitalization maintenance platforms such as Carta and ShareWorks.
• Skills: Exemplary communication, research, and organizational skills; comfort working alongside AI tools; a curiosity for continuous learning with evolving technology; and the ability to multi-task in a highly demanding, deadline-driven environment.
• Bonus: Experience working in a large corporate setting or law firm, substantial experience with Excel spreadsheets, and experience assisting with Mergers & Acquisitions.