OPEN JOB: Senior Paralegal, Securities and in-house Corporate Governance LOCATION: Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
**Monday through Thursday on site at the Franklin Lakes, NJ site, Friday remote**Relocation Assistance Available BASE SALARY: $95,000 to $145,000**Bonus Eligible IDEAL CANDIDATE- Must have in-house corporate governance experience
- Can have bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate from an accredited institution
Role Overview:The position supports the Corporate Secretary's office in the day-to-day operations and functions in providing legal support on public company securities reporting and corporate governance compliance. Responsibilities will include the following:
- Assist with developing materials that are presented to Board and committees (i.e., agendas, resolutions, corporate governance reviews, director independence, related party transactions)
- Support preparation and filing of SEC documents, including Forms 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K and proxy statement.
- Support tracking insider stock holdings and assist with preparing and file Section 16 reports (Forms 3, 4, and 5).
- Prepare and review of D&O questionnaires.
- Prepare timeline for proxy statement and work with third party vendors for proxy preparation and solicitation process.
- Perform benchmarking and research on various securities and governance matters.
- Prepare filings for NYSE compliance.
- Interact with cross-functional stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives and the HR, investor relations and finance teams on corporate and compliance matters.
- Serve as primary contact with the transfer agent and assist with shareholder-related issues.
- Assisting in the execution of Board and committee meetings.
- Assist with variety of other governance and shareholder-related matters, including policies and procedures, insider trading procedures and executive and director compensation.
- Help to review and update content and legal policies for corporate governance compliance.
- Perform other related duties as required, including liaising with other departments as needed.
Requirements:- Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate from an accredited institution
- Minimum of 8 years of in-house corporate governance experience
- Proficient with the Microsoft Office product suite and willingness and ability to learn new corporate governance and other software tools
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience being proactive, self-driven with the capacity to work autonomously in a dynamic work environment
- Interpersonal skills and experience working collaboratively with cross-functional partners at all levels of the organization
- Attention to detail and organizational problem-solving skills
- Excellent work ethic and high degree of professionalism, and a proven ability to work both independently and within a team.
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced, changing environment and to balance multiple, concurrent projects
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
- MS WORD Resume
- required compensation.
- Contact information.
- Availability
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.
STEPHEN FLEISCHNERRecruiting ManagerINTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.EMAIL: [email protected]LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefleischner/
