What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business and Transactional Paralegal position at Atwood & McCall, PLLC?
Atwood & McCall, PLLC is actively seeking a senior paralegal for our growing Business and M&A practice. We are interested in an energetic, initiative-taking, and motivated person who enjoys working in a client-focused atmosphere. This position offers full support of the partners and senior attorneys, significant responsibility, and client interaction. If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment, we encourage you to apply and join our entrepreneurial team!
Essential Functions:
- Work closely with attorneys on Corporate and M&A transactions.
- Monitor and maintain cases, calendars, and deadlines; oversee tracking of deadlines and time-sensitive tasks.
- Collaborate with the paralegal team to provide overall support in various legal matters.
- Utilize our client management policies and procedures and log your time entries as you perform legal services and administrative activities.
- Bill a required minimum of 1200 hours (billed and collected) each year.
Successful Candidate Will Have:
- 5-8 years of paralegal experience within a law firm (required).
- Paralegal certificate (preferred).
- Experience in forming legal entities and preparing organizational documents.
- Experience in supporting transactional attorneys on M&A transactions, including assembling schedules to transactional documents, coordinating due diligence, and maintaining closing checklists.
- General familiarity with transactional documents, including Asset Purchase Agreements, Stock Purchase Agreements, and the ancillary documents related to such transactions.
- Experience in maintaining attorney calendars and coordinating meetings with clients, referral partners, and attorneys.
- Highly collaborative in nature.
- Healthy sense of humor and calming demeanor in high-stress situations.
- Ability to take ownership of tasks and projects while problem-solving and prioritizing workflow.
- Strong interpersonal skills to support a cooperative approach and minimize conflict.
- Flexible and able to respond to changing priorities and meet critical deadlines.
- Desire to engage in self-improvement and develop your expertise and skills through professional development, CLE, seminars, and workshops.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Familiarity with legal practice management software (Clio) is a plus.
Join our team: Atwood & McCall values our team members and clients equally and believes that the key to a successful relationship is mutual respect, superior client service, and the highest levels of integrity. We are proud to offer a unique combination of competitive compensation and aggressive bonus program, along with work-life balance, including:
- Medical, dental and vision plans available
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Commonly observed paid holidays in addition to PTO
- On-site fitness center
- Eligible for a budget for State Bar Fees/Professional Organizations/CLE and networking activities
- Compensation is competitive and will commensurate with experience
More about us: Atwood & McCall is dedicated to protecting what matters most to our clients. We understand that they have worked hard to build a life, a family, and a financial future. From asset protection planning to estate planning to tax planning, business law to family law, business litigation to personal injury litigation — we’re here to ensure every move our clients make, is a successful one. Learn more at atwoodmccall.com.
Atwood & McCall, PLLC is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer.
