Corporate Paralegal

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Foley & Lardner LLP's Business Law Department has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Corporate Transactions Paralegal, who will be directly involved with supporting high-level service for our clients and attorneys. This position requires transactional experience with commercial closings, including M&A transactions and related corporate work. The selected candidate will support their attorneys and clients with all aspects of commercial corporate transactions with a focus on project management with managing multiple priorities.

Draft, review and file corporate documents related to entity formations, foreign qualifications, amendments, and related state forms and filings
• Assist attorneys in all phases of M&A transactions, from due diligence to post-closing integration; prepare, review, and coordinate documents related to mergers, acquisitions, purchase agreements, banking, loans, and regulatory applications
• Conduct due diligence with UCC searches, summaries, and filings, and assist with regulatory filings as needed, including SEC filings
• Manage and prepare closing details including memos, checklists, executing signature sets, organizing, and sending closing documents, and ensuring accurate documents are maintained
• Work with all related parties to help identify and resolve issues prior to closings
• Support post-closing activities including document organization and compliance tracking
• Coordinate and manage data rooms, organize and review corporate documents, and prepare summaries
• Consistently achieve 1650 billable hour requirement (including approved non-billable time)

• Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate required
• Minimum of five (5) years of paraprofessional experience in a law firm or professional services environment required
• Strong understanding of state and federal regulatory filings and working with regulatory agencies highly preferred
• High proficiency in MS Office, Excel, and document management systems required
• Strong attention to details and accuracy with drafting, compiling, and reviewing documents
• Excellent organizational skills with time and project management; must be able to meet deadlines with concurrent projects #LI-Hybrid

In support of transparency and equity in the workplace, Foley provides salary ranges for all positions. The figures below represent the full compensation range of this position. The actual offered amount will be between the range minimum and midpoint based on the following factors: education, experience, geographic market, and internal pay equity at Foley.
Detroit - $90,500 to $135,800