The Role

The Corporate Paralegal and Stock Plan Administrator will be an integral member of the legal team responsible for maintaining the company’s books and records as well as compliance maintenance. The role requires a mix of law firm and in-house work environments. 

This position is a hybrid role based in Raleigh, North Carolina. 

Specific Responsibilities Include

• Support corporate governance processes, including general recordkeeping, preparation of board and committee meeting agendas, presentations, resolutions, consents, minutes, periodic filings and required approvals  
• Research Blue Sky issues and prepare required filings
• Facilitate annual board and shareholder meetings, assist with board and shareholder resolutions
• Serve as principal stock plan administrator, including responsibility for preparing stock certificates, maintaining capitalization tables and option records, tracking and maintaining Rule 701 compliance
• Stock option plan implementation and administration
• Draft and file corporate and securities filings
• Prepare legal opinions and assemble opinion back-up
• Support M&A transactional diligence and post-transaction integration 
• Support secured transactions work including researching and completing UCC and EFS filings.
• Communicate and provide timely information to regulators and inspectors.
• Aid in litigation management, to include: maintaining an internal filing system for documentation related to cases, tracking deadlines, and prepping documents for subpoenas

Qualifications

The successful candidate is an effective communicator capable of bridging across legal, accounting, HR/total rewards, and investor relations. You will own key elements of the reporting calendar and coordinate to ensure all stakeholders are engaged and timely.

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of experience as a corporate paralegal in a law firm and in house setting.
• Paralegal Certificate or qualifying work experience required 
• The successful candidate will possess the following characteristics:
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• High level of attention to detail and accountability for data
• Capable of handling multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• Proven ability to work well in a team-oriented environment
• Advanced proficiency with CSC, G-Suite, Microsoft Word, and Excel is strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Carta, Shareworks, or similar web based equity tracking system

To understand the physical demands of this job, please click this link and refer to Template B

 

The following represents FBN’s reasonable estimate of the US national average base salary range for this role based on market data and placement of internal employees: $117,000-$145,000. This salary range may vary based on geography and the higher cost of labor in some metropolitan areas. 

 

Beyond Base Pay, FBN also offers all full-time/permanent employees competitive total compensation packages that include equity compensation (dependent upon job level), paid holidays plus an additional floating holiday, work flexibility including paid time off and remote work if your role is eligible, parental leave, benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, short & long term disability, life insurance, 401k, HSA employer contributions, and more.