The Adecco Group - Paralegal (Corporate)

SUMMARY:

Provides day-to-day support to in-house corporate counsel in one or more of the following areas:  corporate governance, entity management, contract drafting, M&A due diligence, legal research, intellectual property and internal compliance initiatives

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and maintain corporate entities and organizational charts.
• Prepare and maintain corporate governance documents, including minutes, board resolutions, and other related materials.
• Conduct due diligence for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions.
• Negotiate, draft and review basic commercial agreements and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
• Prepare amendments to corporate and contractual documents as needed.
• Update officers and directors on an annual basis and ensure compliance with corporate requirements.
• Maintain portfolio of fictitious names, including managing state and local filings.
• Manage state filings for entity formation, dissolution, and mergers.
• Research and interpret federal, state, and local laws to support legal and business initiatives.
• Assist with basic intellectual property matters, including trademark, copyright, and web domain filings and maintenance.
• Assist with other legal projects as assigned.
• Collaborates with business partners to gather, analyze, and produce information related to discovery requests, investigations, and internal initiatives.
• Assists counsels by gathering, researching and investigating information and data related to legal precedent, regulations, statutes, decisions, facts and laws to determine causes of action.

• Acts as a liaison with internal business partners and stakeholders.
• Assists in the development and implementation of related legal procedures and best practices.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum (3) years to (5) years of related experience in a law firm, and/or in-house corporate legal department
• Preferred Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certification by an institution approved by the American Bar Association

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to prioritize, organize and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously while meeting assigned deadlines and be able to manage time effectively.
• Self- starter with a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication skills with various levels of employees and management.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Skilled in preparing clear, concise and accurate documents including, but not limited to reports, contracts, procedures, and correspondence.
• Ability to identify problems, review related information and evaluate, develop and recommend solutions.
• Knowledge of related federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

It’s an exciting time to be part of our team. We’re proud to be a global thought-leader and care about doing the best job we can to ensure better futures for everyone. We do this by building our Future@Work strategy as a united team of 30,000+ colleagues with a collective spirit working in over 60 countries globally.

You’ll have the opportunity to grow across a variety of interesting jobs and careers over our extensive portfolio of global brands. We empower our colleagues to work in the smartest, most efficient ways to achieve total balance between the demands of their jobs and their lives. That’s why we give you the autonomy and support you need to work in the way that makes you most productive, agile, confident, and insightful.

Putting people first, pioneering with a collective spirit and always advancing with a growth mindset -that’s what we stand for at the Adecco Group. Here, we are all individuals with a unique perspective on the world we live in. That’s what makes us stronger. Whoever you are and whatever your background, you can be yourself. So, we aim to build on the attributes that make you, you. We offer a range of world-class resources for upskilling and development, satisfying your curiosity while the sharing skills, knowledge, and expertise to grow together.

Make an impact where it matters most.

Adecco Group North America, through an impressive portfolio of staffing industry leading brands including Adecco General Staffing, Entegee, Lee Hecht Harrison Professional Recruitment, Modis, and Pontoon is the world’s leading provider of Human Resources solutions.

We are the workforce experts delivering staffing and career service solutions to organizations and individuals across all industries. Collectively we harness the power of some of the greatest talent in the world. That talent and expertise allows us to do business globally and act locally with deep knowledge in niche areas.

Every day, we have more than 100,000 associates on assignment, 30,000 colleagues working internally to support more than 10,000 clients in the United States and Canada. Ensuring our business units are prepared to deliver outstanding service to our associates and clients, the Adecco Group North America team provides a strong infrastructure through our corporate and shared services teams.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Posting date: 02-20-2025