King & Spalding, a leading global law firm, seeks a Paralegal to join our Corporate Finance & Investments practice. This position performs a variety of duties to assist corporate lawyers with a growing emerging company practice. This position will be based in one of our following offices: Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta or New York City.

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance. Eligible employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account, a 401(k) plan, profit sharing plan, on-site gym access in most offices, discount programs, an onsite childcare center and a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program.

Candidates will have the following responsibilities:

• Draft documents for formation of new corporate entities incorporated in Delaware including initial Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, initial Board and stockholder consents, founders’ stock purchase agreements and forms of employee confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, indemnification agreements and nondisclosure agreements.
  
• Draft and prepare minutes, consents, stock certificates, stock transfer agreements, annual reports, state qualification applications, and other basic corporate documents.
• Maintain minute books, stock ledgers and corporate files.
• Research state corporate laws regarding foreign qualifications and Blue Sky compliance.
• Prepare capitalization tables using excel, CapMx, Shareworks and eShares.
• Stock plan administration responsibilities include working with client company personnel to set up systems for issuance of stock options and restricted stock awards, processing stock option exercises and restricted stock purchases and Rule 701 and Blue Sky compliance.
• Familiarity with transactions such as private placements of preferred equity, convertible notes, and mergers and acquisitions.
• Transactional responsibilities include due diligence production and/or review, assisting with data room setup, drafting of miscellaneous transaction documents, preparing closing checklists, preparing signature pages, tracking required signatures and approvals; filing charter amendments.
• Post-closing responsibilities include making necessary securities filings, preparing closing volumes and updating corporate records.
• Document support in corporate restructurings, conversions, re-incorporations and dissolutions.
• Maintain positive contact with clients and observe confidentiality of client matters.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
  
• 10+ years’ experience as a corporate securities paralegal working with emerging growth companies.
• Strong knowledge of California and Delaware corporate law, federal and state securities laws, option plan administration, venture capital financings, debt financings and private company M&A.
• Experience with public offerings and public company reporting/compliance helpful but not required.
• Strong, concise communication and written skills.
• Must be a team-oriented paralegal.
• Able to work overtime, including weekends; some travel within the Bay Area may be necessary.
• Able to lift boxes that weigh up to 20 lbs.; able to sit or stand for long periods of time.

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2000 lawyers and business professionals in 23 offices worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.

New York and California: full-time annualized salary range: $100,000-$160,000. The salary offer will be contingent upon various factors, including but not limited to, relevant experience, internal equity, market data, job location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.