Corporate Paralegal

Corporate Paralegal

The Corporate Paralegal is a key member of the Advanced Sterilization Products Legal Team, providing corporate governance, entity management, legal operations, and paralegal support across ASP’s global business. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, this role works independently and partners with Legal, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Human Resources, Risk, Compliance, Commercial, and other business functions to support key legal and strategic priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Governance and Entity Management

• Manage governance and ongoing maintenance of domestic and international subsidiaries.
• Prepare board and shareholder resolutions, written consents, officer and director changes, powers of attorney, certificates, and other corporate documents.
• Support entity formations, dissolutions, restructurings, capitalizations, and other corporate transactions.
• Coordinate statutory filings, registered agent requirements, foreign qualifications, KYC and UBO requests, apostilles, and legalizations.
• Maintain corporate records, minute books, and entity management systems and monitor governance deadlines.
• Coordinate with Finance, Tax, Treasury, outside counsel, and corporate service providers to maintain accurate, audit ready records.

Legal Operations and Risk

• Support workers’ compensation and other claims, including tracking matters, deadlines, reserves, settlements, and closures.
• Assist with litigation and employment matters, legal holds, document preservation, investigations, and e-discovery.
• Support government contracting requirements, registrations, certifications, filings, and regulated customer matters.
• Coordinate invention disclosures, patent records, inventor payments, and other intellectual property administration.
• Assist with contract review, administration, routing, execution, and maintenance of legal files and templates.
• Prepare reports, trackers, and presentations for Legal leadership.
• Support legal technology, workflow improvements, and cross-functional Legal projects.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of paralegal, corporate governance, or legal operations experience, preferably within an in-house legal department.
• Demonstrated experience supporting corporate governance and multiple domestic or international legal entities.
• Experience preparing corporate resolutions, consents, officer and director documentation, and governance records.
• Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex, sensitive, and time-critical matters.
• Excellent judgment, attention to detail, discretion, and follow-through.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

Preferred experience includes international entity management, corporate transactions, claims, litigation, government contracting, intellectual property administration, or legal operations technology.

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