Senior Corporate Paralegal

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Sr. Paralegal Corporate Compliance – NY – $46.00 p/h

In this position you’ll support the company’s overall corporate compliance and corporate governance

function.

Responsibilities include:

• Participates in the development of key compliance programs covering applicable laws, rules, and regulations; internal policies and procedures; accepted business practices and ethical standards;
• Assists with compliance oversight including developing and maintaining effective controls designed
• to monitor the effectiveness of the compliance program;
• Reviews, processes and tracks requests for due diligence and vetting of third parties to include administration of the SAAS applications of third-party corporate governance and compliance service providers;
• Assists in assembling and analyzing essential compliance related data and statistics, and preparing or making presentations;
• Assists with programs for educating and training personnel on compliance risk topics;
• Maintains content of the Legal & Compliance website relating to compliance matters;
• Supports Records Management functions within company to ensure compliance;
• Maintains corporate existence and good standing for the company’s domestic and international legal entities; regularly update corporate database and internal reference documents;
• Handles administration of entities, including drafting and filing documents for routine transactions such as company formation, foreign qualification, mergers, withdrawals, annual reports and assumed name registration;
• Participates in industry ethics and compliance and other leadership roles for benchmarking and professional development;
• Performs other related duties and ad hoc projects as required.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 7-10 years (10+ years strongly preferred) of relevant experience with in-house legal team at a large company

• Paralegal certificate preferred
• CCEP or other compliance-related certification a plus.

• Significant corporate compliance and governance experience
• Self-starter who can work with minimal supervision
• Ability to coordinate complex tasks with multiple stakeholders
• Superior organization skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on collaboration