Corporate Legal Specialist

Who you are

- Required: Either (i) a Bachelor’s degree in any field, (ii) an associate’s degree in Paralegal Studies, or (iii) an equivalent combination of education and experience

- Preferred: Completion of paralegal certificate, Certified Paralegal (CP) program, or Certified Legal Assistant (CLE) program

- Minimum of eight years’ relevant experience supporting legal and/or compliance professionals in a law firm or corporate legal department setting, preferably both

- High degree of professionalism and integrity; capacity for dealing with confidential and/or otherwise sensitive matters

- Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively engage, with ordinary courtesy and tact, a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders

- Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills

- Adept at managing shifting priorities in a fast-paced / deadline-driven environment

- Ability to work independently as well as an awareness of when to seek guidance; willingness to accept supervision

- Eager to manage a variety of tasks across a broad range of substantive areas; able to learn new areas quickly

- Capacity to learn and master new systems; experience with contract lifecycle management platforms (e.g., Ironclad); e-billing (e.g., Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker) and equity management software (e.g., Carta) preferred

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with Google Workspace (formerly G-Suite) preferred

- Licensed (or willingness to become a licensed) notary public

What the job involves

- AMP is hiring a Corporate Legal Specialist who will partner with colleagues throughout the organization to help scale the company and its legal / compliance infrastructure. The candidate selected for this position must be a resourceful self-starter with excellent judgment, a keen eye for detail, and a strong sense of team and mission

- Leading and/or supporting design, implementation, and maintenance of legal and compliance policies, processes, and workflows

- Leading and/or supporting management of AMP’s contract lifecycle, e-billing, and equity management platforms

- Building and maintaining a library of forms, clauses, trainings, and support materials

- Organizing and maintaining corporate records, regulatory filings, intellectual property portfolios, and corporate and equity compliance materials

- Assisting with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, litigation, employment, trainings, and compliance matters as needed

- Drafting, proofing, negotiating, organizing, and executing, as and where applicable, correspondence, presentations, board minutes, board resolutions, legal research, non-disclosure agreements, and/or contracts in accordance with established protocols and attorney guidance

- Assisting with forming and maintaining corporate entities, including drafting and filing articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificates, annual reports, foreign qualifications, assumed names, and other documents

- Maintaining corporate entity information database for all corporate records, including all corporate governance documents

- Assisting with intake, triage, and prioritization of AMP Legal requests

- Providing general administrative and special project-based assistance to AMP Legal as needed

- Partnering with cross-functional teammates across the organization, including but not limited to People, Sales, Operations, and Finance & Accounting, to identify and execute on areas for improvement

- Regular and predictable attendance, in office or remote (subject to manager approval), is an essential function of the job

- Position is full-time (40 hours per week) although workload may occasionally require more than regular work hours to perform essential duties of the position; may require irregular hours

- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

The application process

- We’ll consider applications on an ongoing basis

Benefits

- Medical - The company covers between 78% to 100% of the premium for Cigna medical healthcare plans depending on the selection

- Dental, Vision, Short and Long Term Disability

- Life Insurance: The company covers the cost of Basic Life / AD&D 1 x Salary, option to purchase additional through New York Life

- Benefits start the day you start

- HSA Eligible Health Plans, Employer Monthly Contributions on Dependent and Individual Plans

- 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching)

- FTO - Flexible Time Off

- 6 Accrued Sick Days

- Eight (8) paid holidays