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Senior Paralegal, Securities and in-house Corporate Governance - New Jersey - to $140,000

Franklin Lakes, NJ
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
COMPANY: Fortune 500 Medical Equipment / Devices Manufacturing Firm

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 FLEISCHNER
Recruiting Manager
INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.
EMAIL: sfleischner@intermediagroup.com
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefleischner/