Corporate Paralegal

Location: Raleigh, NC (On-site / Hybrid)

Salary: Competitive, DOE

Key Perks: Multidisciplinary Practice Exposure | Top-Tier Document Management Stack

The Opportunity

A highly regarded law firm is seeking a proactive, senior-level Corporate Paralegal for its Raleigh office. This position provides critical operational and transactional support to a sophisticated corporate practice spanning mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, startups, securities, intellectual property, and specialized FDA/health product regulatory matters.

Core Responsibilities

• Entity Lifecycle Management: Prepare and execute corporate formations, foreign qualifications, amendments, dissolutions, and withdrawals.
• M&A Transactional Support: Direct due diligence workflows, organize virtual data rooms, draft ancillary closing documents, and manage closing binder assemblies.
• Regulatory & Licensing Compliance: Research multi-state business licensing requirements and submit filings for regulated fields, including Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firms.
• Lien & Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filings: Coordinate with external vendors to order, track, and analyze UCC, judgment, and Federal tax lien searches.
• Real Estate Collaboration: Provide cross-departmental assistance to commercial real estate attorneys with Secretary of State document preparations.
• Document Architecture: Draft, proofread, format, and edit complex corporate resolutions, agreements, legal memoranda, and correspondence.
• Information Governance: Maintain immaculate digital and physical filing structures to ensure seamless data collection and accurate record keeping.
• You will support upto 6 attorneys

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of dedicated experience functioning as a Corporate Paralegal within a law firm or corporate legal department.
• Procedural Literacy: Robust understanding of corporate entity structures, transactional closing mechanics, and regulatory compliance protocols.
• Technical Ecosystem: Deep proficiency in Office 365, NetDocuments, Adobe Acrobat, and DocuSign.
• Credentials: Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies highly preferred; North Carolina State Bar Paralegal Certification preferred.

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