Entry Level Paralegal

Weil seeks the best and brightest talent to join our Administrative Staff team. Our employees are the future of Weil so we invest in their training and development. Our environment embraces and encourages positive-minded professionals who seek to be challenged and acquire knowledge and skills in an atmosphere built on teamwork. Highly skilled and knowledgeable Administrative Staff assist our attorneys in successfully meeting and exceeding client needs and are vital to the overall success of the Firm.

Job Description

Support the corporate attorneys in our Silicon Valley office with corporate transactional work and general corporate governance matters.

Primary Responsibilities and / or Essential Functions :

• Assist attorneys with transactions : organizing and reviewing diligence materials, maintaining closing files, preparing signature packages, preparing execution copies of closing documents and compiling signing and closing sets.
• Corporate governance matters such as maintaining minute books, stock records and stockholder files.
• Draft and coordinate execution of corporate documents, such as incorporation / formation documents, UCC financing statements, board / stockholder consents, award agreements and audit letters.
• Coordinate legal filings with state and federal government agencies, as well as the retrieval of documents from same agencies.
• Research and analyze information collected from public records databases.
• Any additional requirements as required by management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Education / Certifications :

Estimated salary for this position is $65,000. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case including but not limited to the individual's skills, experience, and qualifications.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP offers a competitive compensation package comprised of base pay and discretionary year-end bonus for eligible employees. Benefits include, but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, disability coverage, life insurance, flexible spending plan and a 401K plan. Weil also offers generous paid time off and holidays. All decisions affecting employment at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP are made on the basis of qualification, performance and other pertinent work-related factors, and without discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran's status, genetic information or any other legally protected status.