- Field
- Paralegals and legal support
- Location
- Charleston, SC
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid
- Pay
- $72k to $95k
What you would own
- Business Formation & Corporate Governance Prepare and file formation documents for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and other business entities, including Articles of Incorporation/Organization and related state filings.
- Prepare organizational and governance documents, including bylaws, operating agreements, resolutions, written consents, stock or membership documentation, and other corporate records.
- Assist with EIN applications, foreign qualifications, amendments, conversions, dissolutions, mergers, and other entity changes.
- Maintain corporate minute books, ownership records, organizational documents, and entity files.
- Prepare and track annual reports and ongoing corporate compliance requirements.
- Obtain certificates of good standing, certified organizational documents, and other state or governmental records.
- Assist attorneys and clients with ongoing corporate governance and business-maintenance matters.
- Business Transactions, Acquisitions & Sales Support attorneys throughout the purchase and sale of businesses, including asset purchases, equity/stock purchases, mergers, reorganizations, and other corporate transactions.
- Assist with transaction due diligence by collecting, reviewing, organizing, and tracking corporate records, contracts, financial and organizational information, and other diligence materials.
- Create and maintain transaction and closing checklists, tracking documents, approvals, signatures, deadlines, and outstanding items through closing.
- Prepare initial drafts and organize ancillary transaction documents, including resolutions, consents, assignments, bills of sale, certificates, signature pages, and other closing deliverables.
- Coordinate execution of transaction documents among attorneys, clients, opposing counsel, accountants, financial professionals, and other parties.
- Organize virtual data rooms, transaction files, electronic closing sets, and final closing binders.
- Assist with post-closing filings, documentation, and follow-up requirements.
- Support corporate restructurings, ownership changes, business succession transactions, and related tax-driven corporate matters.
- Corporate Research & Client Support Conduct corporate, statutory, and public-record research related to entity status, ownership, governance, and transactional matters.
- Assist with UCC searches and filings and other business-related public-record searches when applicable.
- Communicate directly with clients, Secretary of State offices, registered agents, accountants, opposing counsel, and other professionals.
- Maintain organized matter files and proactively track deadlines, deliverables, and next steps.
- Help improve corporate processes, templates, checklists, and document-management practices.
What they are looking for
- Hands-on experience forming and maintaining corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and other business entities is essential.
- Candidates should also have experience supporting the purchase and sale of businesses, including asset and equity transactions, due diligence, closing preparation, document management, and post-closing matters.
What they offer
- The firm serves a sophisticated client base that includes business owners, closely held companies, entrepreneurs, and high-net-worth individuals.
- Its practice includes complex corporate, transactional, tax, and related business matters.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.