Overview

Foley & Lardner LLP is currently seeking an Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Paralegal to directly assist clients and attorneys in our Business Law Department. As a member of our client service teams, this individual will assist clients and attorneys with corporate and other entity formations, seed, SAFE, convertible note and venture capital preferred stock financings, commercial transactions, equity grants, cap table management, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, and corporate compliance. Our Paralegals are responsible for oversight and preparation of transactional documents, and assisting in all phases of client business transactions.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and filing corporate and transactional documents including state forms and filings, entity formations, resolutions, consents, agreements, certificates, merger documents. 
• Preparing and assisting with stock ledgers, capitalization tables and option records, blue sky filings, and related documentation.
• Supporting attorneys and clients throughout all phases of corporate, venture financings and M&A transactions.
• Assisting with corporate and public company governance, overseeing and maintaining corporate records.
• Conducting due diligence, ordering certified documents, conducting lien searches and summaries, and searches across public records.
• Providing project management with transaction closings, drafting and updating checklists, organizing closing duties, signatures and closing sets, and post-closing matters.
• Developing and maintaining working relationships with clients to ensure expeditious organization of facts and information.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred
• Paralegal Certificate required per state law
• Minimum of two (2) years of corporate paralegal experience required
• Interest in emerging growth, venture capital, technology, life science and clean energy transactions, state and government agencies, entity management and corporate maintenance, due diligence
• Ability to manage workload and timelines in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple deadlines as an integral member of client service teams to help achieve clients' business objectives
• Excellent analytical, writing and editing skills, high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel, Word, Carta and web-based research

Foley offers a comprehensive benefit program which currently includes Paid Time Off; Paid Holidays; Medical, Dental and Vision insurance; 401(k) Retirement; Disability and Life insurance; Adoption Assistance; Backup Care for Dependents. Pursuant to the California Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act, the salary range for this Palo Alto or San Francisco based position is between $64,700 - $105,500. These figures represent the full compensation range of this position. The actual offered amount will be determined based on the following factors: education, experience, geographic market, and internal pay equity at Foley.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.