Senior Corporate Paralegal

Senior Corporate Paralegal

Location: Remote, US

Podium exists to help local businesses win. Using Podium, local businesses can simplify the way they communicate with their customers from collecting payments to facilitating online reviews to launching marketing campaigns, and much more.

Our work and focus on helping local businesses thrive has been recognized across the industry, including Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups, Forbes’ Cloud 100, the Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies.

We look for people who are curious, creative and are willing to do the work to be a little better every day. We also embody our company values in all that we do, which always starts with being Customer Obsessed, followed by Be a Founder, Zero Drama, and Enjoy the Ride. Does that sound like you?

Podium is looking for a full-time Senior Corporate Paralegal. This position will focus on governance, subsidiary management, securities filings, litigation, legal operations, and other corporate and compliance matters. You will work cross-functionally with Finance, Tax, Accounting, HR, Product, Business Applications teams, and others throughout the organization, both domestic and international. In this role, you’ll report to the General Counsel and will work across the company in a highly visible role supporting a small legal team in a number of areas.

What you will be doing:

Corporate

• Maintain corporate records for the parent entity and assist with preparation and organization of board and committee materials, including preparation of proposed resolutions, minutes, presentations, and other materials.
• Form and manage domestic and international subsidiaries, including maintenance of corporate books and records, annual reports/filings, and collaborating with Tax, Finance, and HR departments on subsidiary matters.
• Assist in preparation of securities filing and related matters.
• Provide support on employee equity and related matters, including capitalization table related matters and transfer agreements.
• Establish and manage internal corporate processes, including maintenance of corporate records and databases and implementation of policies.
• Work on special corporate projects, as needed.

Litigation

• Assist in conducting investigations and lead document collection and production efforts related to pre-litigation matters, filed lawsuits, and third party subpoenas.
• Support or drive case management such as workflows, task lists, status updates, timing, and overall case organization.
• Respond to law enforcement requests.

Legal Operations

• Promote operational efficiency through management of key Legal tools, including Contract Lifecycle Management and request management tools, and internal legal resources, including training and informational documentation.
• Manage and assign incoming legal requests and maintain reporting to promote compliance with Legal team SLAs.
• Collaborate with internal counsel in researching various legal topics and in drafting, updating, and managing standard legal terms, policies, forms, and agreements.
• Manage compliance obligations for Podium’s VoIP entity and related services, including state, federal, and international registrations.

General Legal Department Support

• Liaise with internal and external counsel on a regular basis.
• Support onboarding of outside counsel, provide procedural guidance to law firms, and manage outside counsel guidelines.
• Facilitate execution and payment of invoices and agreements.
• Assist in developing, updating, and tracking budget projections for the Legal department.

What you should have:

• You are a high performer who is flexible and adaptable.
• You are someone who loves to learn, operates with a high degree of integrity, and exercises discretion in handling confidential information.
• You are collaborative, with excellent organization and communication skills.
• You have a strong track record of effective cross-functional partnership with lawyers and non-lawyers to align on quick, creative solutions.
• You have experience and working knowledge of a mix of private and public company corporate governance and securities matters such as Reg D filings, Blue Sky laws, and Section 16 filings.
• 7+ years of corporate paralegal experience, including experience at high-growth public and private tech companies.
• Bachelor’s degree.

BENEFITS

• Open and transparent culture – Checkout this video to see what it’s like to work at Podium
• Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Generous vacation time, plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k Plan
• Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel
• A stellar HQ (Utah) gym with local professional coaches and classes offered
• Onsite HQ (Utah) child care center, subsidized for employees
• Additional benefits for fully remote employees

Podium is an equal opportunity employer. Podium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status or veteran status.