Taft is seeking a paralegal to serve our Business team in Taft’s Chicago office.
We are seeking a Paralegal with 4+ years of legal experience to support the Business team in our Chicago office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow the ethical requirements set forth by the Rules of
• Professional Conduct of the applicable jurisdiction.
• Clearly communicate in a concise (oral and written), professional manner.
• Proactively provide support to attorneys as assigned.
• Draft routine legal documents and correspondence specific to the Business and Finance practice groups.
• Conduct factual legal research and analysis relevant to practice area using all available resources including print and electronic sources.
• At the direction of the assigning attorney, correspond with outside counsel, filing agents, and clients.
• Organize and maintain internal files and closing materials for assigned practice group.
• Prioritize work, monitor deadlines, and communicate the same to the assigned team.
• Timely enter, review, and correct time entries.
• Arrange for procurement of outside services such as statutory agent services, lien searches, state filings, securities filings, etc.
• Perform reviews of various legal documents.
• Assist with due diligence matters for various deal work.
• Process invoices for client disbursements and firm expenses.
• File various documents with appropriate governmental bodies, including states, FINRA, and the SEC.
• Act as liaison between attorneys and practice support teams.
• Manage DocuSign signature process and compile signature pages.
• Prepare closing binders/files for transactions.
• Assist in the formation of business entities, including corporations and limited liability companies.
• Draft and revise documents for filing with state and county offices.
• Draft and revise Articles of Incorporation/Formation.
• Prepare Simple Deeds and stock certificates.
• Draft loan and/or general transactional documents.
• Review Letters of Intent, contracts, Loan Commitments, and UCC’s.
• Prepare and maintain/update corporate minute books including ownership certificates and ledgers.
• Organize, participate, and assist in business transactions and prepare and update closing and other checklists.
• Update and maintain electronic data rooms.
• Run lien searches and litigation reports.

Requirements:

• 4+ years’ paralegal experience; corporate legal department paralegal experience preferred.
• ABA approved paralegal degree/certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiarity with Secretary of State websites.
• Ability to maintain client confidentiality.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Proficient in computerized legal research programs including
• WestLaw, Lexis/Nexis, PACER and proficiency with electronic data rooms and secure file transfer systems and programs.
• Proficient in case management software and/or specialty practice area software where applicable; Adobe Acrobat and other PDF software such as Power PDF.
• Proficient in CARTA – ability to submit materials to CARTA, review CARTA files, and update capitalization tables.
• Adept at using DocuSign and creating multiple-choice forms.
• Proficient in iManage Desksite preferred. Must have experience in some large-scale document management system.
• Previous experience in performing searches and finding documents for references preferred.
• Notary Public preferred.

Interested candidates should email a resume and cover letter to Alycen Cummings at acummings@taftlaw.com.