High-Level Corporate & Securities Paralegal @ Leading US Law Firm £32,000

Leading US law firm is looking for a bright, enthusiastic, well-organised and independent paralegal to provide support to the fee-earners in their Corporate & Securities team. This is a fantastic opportunity as one of only two Paralegals in the team to get excellent exposure to the highest quality of work and interaction at all levels within the team.  A significant amount of your time will be spent on the work of a single client. Board meetings take place several times per month and you will frequently liaise with the client, Directors and registered agent in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).  Duties will include drafting documents for transactions such as board minutes, agendas, subscription and redemption letters, proofing and amending documents in preparation for the group’s board meetings, communicating with external lawyers, daily interaction with the directors and registered agents in relation to items such as share issues, redemption of shares and changes to the memorandum or articles of association and incorporation of new companies, drafting Know Your Client (KYC) letters and preparing ancillary documents for certification, maintaining KYC files for the requirements of banks in multiple jurisdictions in relation to transactions and the opening of and / or changes to accounts, maintaining group structure charts and corporate details list of all BVI companies within the group, following up and keeping up to date with any proposals approved at board meetings, responsibility for archiving and filing all relevant materials from each board meeting, ensuring items approved at company board meetings are processed with the registered agent such as name changes, allotment of shares and other changes to the group companies and working with technology to simplify and make processes more efficient.   Applicants needs to have a degree, 2.1 or above, be it a law degree or GDL with a minimum 6 months experience within a corporate or company/commercial environment at a top London based law firm.  This role is a permanent position with the offices based in the City, working 9:30am to 5:30pm.