Senior Corporate Paralegal
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We are seeking a highly skilled, collaborative Senior Corporate Paralegal to provide a full range of support to the corporate legal team and other cross functional partners in matters including debt reporting and compliance, board matters and corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, entity management, and other general corporate matters.
You may be a good fit if you are inquisitive, meticulous, and can succeed as part of a dynamic, high-performing, and collaborative team.
You will report to EA's Senior Counsel, Corporate and work a hybrid work model 3 days in office based out of Los Angeles, CA, Redwood City, CA, Kirkland, WA, OR Vancouver, Canada.
Role Scope
Debt Reporting and Compliance
- Help with ongoing debt reporting and compliance, including preparation and delivery of compliance certificates, financial reporting, and required notices.
- Support updates, changes, and amendments to debt documents as needed.
Corporate Governance
- Serve as primary owner of EA's entity management system and drive a variety of intercompany transactions, including the formation, maintenance and dissolution of domestic and certain global subsidiaries, preparation of resolutions authorizing various transactions and other governance matters; maintain database for EA legal entities and manage filings, including though corporate agents.
- Maintain books and records for Corporate Secretarial office.
- Draft and review corporate documents and forms, including responses to KYC and other requests, interacting with internal and external partners.
- Help manage relationships with associated legal service providers.
- Help with, obtain and distribute notarizations, apostilles, legalized documents, certified copies, corporate filings and other corporate documents.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Tax, Investor Relations, and Incentive Administration.
M&A
- Support mergers and acquisitions, investments and corporate finance activity, including data room management, discrete due diligence, preparation of corporate resolutions, assisting with closing documents, obtaining required signatures, and assisting with post-closing integration and administration.
- Work with other members of the legal team and other company functional departments on special projects.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of relevant experience working as a corporate paralegal.
- Bachelor's degree or paralegal certification preferred or equivalent experience.
- Notary certification (or willingness to obtain) is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, Google Workspace, Adobe Acrobat, legal entity management, and related software.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize appropriately, track deliverables, and maintain accurate records.
- Communicate complex information concisely, and exhibit impeccable integrity and reasoned analysis.
- Navigates changing priorities and maintains focus while working within an evolving environment.
- Flexible and willing to work atypical hours as necessary for purposes of collaborating with global partners.
- Commitment to building positive working relationships with internal functions across the United States, around the globe and external partners.
- Comfort communicating with senior executives and external stakeholders.
- Ability to travel a couple of times annually.
- Seeks opportunities to learn new skills to enhance personal development.
- Must manage commitments independently, proactively identify solutions, and deliver high-quality work product.