Paralegal (corporate law) bilingual English m/f

31 Mar

Paralegal (corporate law) bilingual English m/f

A large international law firm in Paris seeks a paralegal (bilingualFrench/English) for their Venture department. Within a team of around twenty including two partners, this position is a permanent contract to be filled as soon as possible for a negotiable salary between 47-55K€ depending on experience + benefits.

Location: Paris 09

Responsibilities:

Drafting of minutes (GA, DUA, decisions of the strategic committee) and annexed documents within the framework of the social life of the clients, (transfer of headquarters, appointment of President, modification of the articles of association, capital increase, creation of a strategic committee and appointment of its members, appointment of an ad hoc statutory auditor, recognition of a capital increase);
Drafting and individualization of Venture documents (Powers of attorney, subscription forms, president's reports, attendance sheet).
Drafting of documents within the framework of the issue and allocation of securities and monitoring of operations of this type (Chairman's minutes, additional report, BSPCE allocation declaration, BSA allocation declaration, etc.;
Drafting of documentation for the approval of the annual accounts (AGO minutes, management report, request for extension of the approval period, appended documentation) monitoring and management of the approval of the accounts (links with clients, experts - accountants, auditors).
Ordering and updating company registers (electronic and paper); transcription of Venture and securities transactions in the Register of movements of securities and shareholder accounts; review of updated registers before client transmission.
Preparation and management of the filing of declarations of beneficial owners of our clients (link with the client updated).
Drafting detailed instruction letters for our formalist; follow-up and link with our formalist on all Venture files; follow-up with the clerks, tax services.
Regularly keep customers informed on the progress of formalities.
Docusign account management; sending client and signatory coverage emails; preparing and sending documents for signature; signature tracking; filing of signed documents and transmission to clients.
Follow-up, review and update of capitalization tables and impact tables;
Follow-up US files (in English) and management of French formalities.
Preparation and participation Board of Directors (English and French); taking notes and drafting the Board minutes following the deliberations (English and French) transmission to the client.
Preparation of physical closings (Venture signatures); follow-up and participation in closings; scanning and filing of signed documentation, follow-up of post-operation formalities to be completed.
Company incorporation (statute of incorporation, preparation of additional documents, link with clients and follow-up of formalities).
Dissolution of company (minutes, annexed documents, follow-up formalities).
Establishment and regular update of an electronic Dashboard (data-room) shared with customers. Classification of files according to nomenclature and classification of documents received from the client (English and French).
Day-to-day management of the internal electronic filing of files (in French and English).
Management of client and investor document requests; sending document download link;
Drafting letters to clients for transmission of original documents
Follow-up of formalists' disbursements and link with Tech assistants for invoicing of disbursements;
Management of emails and follow-up of customer files;
Filing/archiving (paper and electronic).

Essentials Skills:

Master 2 in business law
5 years' experience in corporate law in a law firm or similar environment.
Bilingual English / French
Proficient in MS Office
Organization, rigor, autonomy and interpersonal skills as well as very good spelling.

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