Corporate Paralegal

Corporate Paralegal

Mauser Packaging Solutions is searching for aCorporate Paralegal with at least 7 years of experience to join its in-house Global Legal and Compliance department. The Corporate Paralegal will handle a variety of work including corporate governance entity maintenance document and contract management and other projects with a focus on improving records management and legal department operations and processes.Reports directly to the General Counsel and is located in the corporate headquarters in Oak Brook IL.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all legal entity (subsidiaries joint ventures and partnerships) corporate governance record keeping including certificates of incorporation by-laws operating agreements and other organization documents officer and director lists meeting minutes and corporate resolutions doing business as filings and annual renewals.
• Manage database of legal entity data and maintain a current legal entity organizational chart
• Key participant in corporate projects to consolidate and simplify legal entity structure including assisting with entity management formation and dissolution of entities various annual requirements and communication with state agents
• Prepareand submit various regulatory filings and assist in responding to regulatory inquiries
• Act as a Notary public for organization
• Provide contract support including managing a database of contracts and assisting with contract review workflow prioritization and contract reviews.
• Collaborate effectively with legal department and cross-functional teams on special projects and initiatives M&A due diligence and information requests.
• Provide support related to litigation including preparation ofresponses to litigation discovery requests subpoenas and management of legal hold and eDiscovery activities.
• Other duties as assigned by internal counsel

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and/or ABA approved Paralegal Certificate.
• 7 years of experience in a corporate legal department required.
• Utmost integrity and ethics; demonstrated ability to maintain absolute confidentiality and operate at the highest level of discretion.
• The ability to effectively track and manage multiple projects.
• The ability to prioritize multitask and demonstrate urgency and respect for deadlines without compromising work quality.
• Ability to analyze draft review proof redline and/or manage complex legal documents especially contracts.
• Experience interacting with legal professionals external counsel 3rd parties vendors and customers.
• Ability to function competently as a key team member of the Legal team.
• Extremely organized with strong project management skills.
• Excellent skills in Database Management/Reporting project management tools and Microsoft Office including Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with contracts management systems a plus.