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Corporate Paralegal

Company:
Cornerstone Building Brands
Location:
Cary, NC, 27518
Posted:
May 07, 2024
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Description:

Cornerstone Building Brands (CBB) seeks an enthusiastic, hard-working, and skilled Corporate Paralegal to join the Legal Team, which also includes members working on Securities, M&A, Risk Management, Compliance, and ESG.

The ideal candidate is a service-oriented professional with an executive presence and strong multi-tasking and problem-solving skills who will help ensure our team is best in class.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES * Corporate Governance and Entity Management Matters, including: * Collaborate with other Legal team members, as well as tax, treasury, accounting, and corporate development teams to support legal entity formation and maintenance, which may include, e.g., draft qualification documents, applying for EIN, drafting corporate bylaws, operating agreements and other related entity documentation * Oversee third party registered agent for legal entities and manage related accounts payable * Maintain Officers and Directors lists * Manage various annual state and foreign filings and reporting requirements for the legal entities * Draft corporate documents, including minutes, resolutions, intercompany agreements, certificates, powers of attorney, notices, various types of letters for our tax, treasury, and other departments, etc.

* Stay current on best practices in entity management, and develop templates, plans, and processes * Manage all business licensing matters independently * Compliance and Reporting Matters, including: * Support communication and processing of entity data with multiple external and internal sources (e.g.

treasury, tax, and accounting). * Manage and follow the budget for annual global legal entity management compliance, including generating quarterly status and analysis of external provider account.

* Contribute to the coordination of corporate documents and reporting for treasury and tax funding projects.

* Assist with periodic reporting requirements, including as they relate to corporate entity changes, officer changes, M&A, and divestitures.

* Assist with and respond to Know Your Client (KYC) requests from internal and external parties.

* Run other reports as needed to support auditor requests and legal operations.

* Assisting in creating Legal & Compliance presentations for mandatory training sessions.

* In collaboration with other departments, support the day-to-day operations of regulatory compliance and corporate compliance programs and projects.

* Monitoring and advising on legislative, regulatory, and corporate governance developments and their potential and actual impact on the Company.

* Intellectual Property (IP) Portfolio Management Support, including: * Assist other members of the legal team in managing trademark, patent and other IP requests from internal business stakeholders * Support in liaising with external IP attorneys and internal business stakeholders the processes surrounding IP portfolio maintenance actions * Collaborate with CBB legal attorneys on continuous improvement of IP management structures and processes * Others: * Assist in preparing, editing, reviewing, and organizing legal documents, legal correspondence, and communications and with general administrative support for Legal Team, as necessary * Assist with managing environmental, social & governance (ESG) processes and workflow, and work with outside counsel on ESG matters, as needs arise * Assist with administration of equity-related projects and plans as needed * Provide support for major transactions, including offerings, M&A, and strategic transactions, as needed * Provide support to Company attorneys in connection with special projects and overflow responsibilities, as needed * Assisting with heavy general administrative support for Legal Team, as necessary Qualifications * Minimum 5 years' experience as a corporate paralegal * Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products and willing to evaluate and embrace novel legal operations processes and technologies * Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to build effective working relationships * Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to handle multiple time-sensitive tasks simultaneously and work well under pressure * Motivated self-starter with the ability to problem-solve * Takes ownership of the work, is willing to roll up their sleeves, and is committed to delivering quality work product * Ability to take direction and work in a team environment * Dedicated to driving results and delivering to deadlines and budgets * Seeks development opportunities to enhance skills (learning mindset) * General understanding of legal entity mechanics, corporate governance, and related topics * Experience with board of directors meetings, working with board materials and board portals, and communicating with directors * Experience with claims preferred but not required * Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products * Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills * Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to handle multiple time-sensitive tasks simultaneously * Motivated, self-starter with the ability to problem solve * Ability to take direction and work in a team environment Additional information Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands?

Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where we live, work and play.

Full-time* team members receive medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1.

Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development.

You can also join one of our Employee Resource Groups which help support our commitment to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment.

* Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week.

Union programs may vary depending on the collective bargaining agreement.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Videos To Watch Job location Cornerstone Building Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

You can find the Equal Employment Opportunity Poster here.

You can also view Your Right to Work Poster here along with This Organizations Participation in E-Verify Poster here.

If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan or policy statement, please contact Human Resources at or . If you have a disability and you believe that you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please contact Human Resources at or . This email is used exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online.

Only emails received for this purpose will be returned.

Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 Notice of Recruitment Fraud We have been made aware of multiple scams whereby unauthorized individuals are using Cornerstone Building Brands name and logo to solicit potential job-seekers for employment.

In some cases, job-seekers are being contacted directly, both by phone and e-mail.

In other instances, these unauthorized individuals are placing advertisements for fake positions with both legitimate websites and fabricated ones.

These individuals are typically promising high-paying jobs with the requirement that the job-seeker send money to pay for things such as visa applications or processing fees.

Please be advised that Cornerstone Building Brands will never ask potential job-seekers for any sort of advance payment or bank account information as part of the recruiting or hiring process.

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