Corporate Paralegal
Corporate Paralegal
Parallels has an immediate vacancy for this role.
Push the boundaries of tech. In your sweatpants.
We are looking for an experienced Corporate Paralegal. In this role, you will be a key partner to our team as well as cross-functional partners, supporting entity management, compliance, governance, and corporate transactions across Parallels portfolio of U.S. and international entities, and with managing Parallels IP portfolio. This role is well-suited for someone who thrives in a fast-moving, high volume environment; enjoys building and developing procedures and processes; and is comfortable navigating complexity.
You will work closely with colleagues across Legal, Finance, Tax, People, and external counsel to ensure Parallels corporate records, filings, compliance, governance, and IP practices are accurate, comprehensive, timely, and audit-ready.
The top creative and technical minds could work anywhere. So why are so many of them choosing Parallels ? Here are three reasons:
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This is the moment. It’s an exciting time at Parallels , with strong leadership, a refreshed brand, and a whole new approach to changing the way the world works. We’re at the forefront of a movement, and we want you to ride this wave with us.
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We want you to be you . Too often, companies tell you about their culture and then expect you to fit it. Our culture is built from the people who work here. We want you to feel safe to be who you are, take risks, and show us what you’ve got.
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It’s your world. We know you have a life. We want to be part of it, but not all of it. At Parallels , we’re serious about empowering people to work when, how, and where they want. Couch? Sweatpants? Cool with us. We believe that happy employees mean happy customers. That’s why we hire amazing people and get out of their way.
Sound good so far? Awesome. Let’s talk more about the Corporate Paralegal role and see if we’re destined to be together.
As a Corporate Paralegal, you will:
- Manage the full lifecycle of entity administration, including formations, qualifications, dissolutions, annual reports, assist with franchise tax filings, and obtain certificates of good standing, certified copies and coordinate notarizations and apostilles.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date corporate records for Parallels and its subsidiaries, including minute books, stock ledgers, org. charts, officer/director lists, and entity management databases.
- Assist with new entity incorporations and structuring, including domestic and international subsidiary formations and post-incorporation operational matters (i.e. opening of bank accounts, obtaining tax registrations, injection of capitalizations, etc.), in coordination with outside counsel and cross functional teams. Also, will help with entity dissolutions, mergers, and post-integration of acquired entities.
- Support Parallels international entities with board and shareholder meetings, corporate maintenance, local filings, KYC requests, apostilles, legalizations, and cross-border documentation.
- Coordinate signatory authority, powers of attorney, and corporate approvals for commercial, financing, real estate, and employment matters.
- Respond to diligence requests in connection with financings, acquisitions, audits, commercial transactions, and regulatory inquiries.
- Be able to assist with in-house notarizations.
- Own and continuously improve entity management tools, workflows, and internal knowledge resources; help build scalable processes.
- Partner with cross-functional teams on matters including equity administration, tax, compliance, and insurance record maintenance.
- Manage Parallels IP including interfacing with outside counsel and engineering on patent and trademark matters and maintenance.
What YOU bring to the team:
- Paralegal certification or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience for a public or private software or IT company
- Excellent communication and interper