Corporate paralegal
Controller Job Description
Paralegals have become an essential part of the legal process. The addition of these legal professionals has increased the efficiency and cost-effective delivery of legal services. Paralegals can either work in a law firm or business setting. A Corporate Paralegal is someone who works on corporate law matters under the supervision of licensed attorneys. They do not practice law, but they help in many aspects of corporate transactions.
A corporate paralegal is a paralegal who works specifically on matters of corporate law. Corporate paralegals have a familiarity with many aspects of business, such as contracts, finance, bankruptcy, securities, trademarks and patents.
A Corporate Paralegal will assist a corporation’s legal department in many facets of corporate law–from paperwork to court proceedings. The Corporate Paralegal will offer services in corporate litigation procedures and other specific business legal needs. They may attend corporate meetings, prepare corporate resolutions, and other comparable tasks. Depending on the type of business, they may also need to have experience working on other types of industry-specific procedures and documents.
Typical duties of a Controller
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for reviewing, tracking, and monitoring legislation that impacts the company’s products and/or processes.
• Updating leadership with timely analysis and summaries of new legislation/regulations affecting the business.
• Assists in implementing changes to contracts to comply with legislation/regulations.
• Responsible for support related to litigation, mediation, arbitration, and responses to complaints.
• Renewing and maintaining company licensing.
• Drafting, filing, and managing various business entity documents for corporations, LLCs and partnerships with State agencies.
• Drafting legal contracts, correspondence, and other documents.
Essential skills:
• Proficiency using virtual data rooms to upload and organize documents
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience billing your time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superb attention to detail, as well as organizational and multitasking skills
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree, preferred
• Paralegal certification a plus