Corporate Paralegal

The role

You will manage corporate governance, financings, strategic transactions, Board matters, contracts, and entity management. You will build legal infrastructure and coordinate complex workstreams for a scaling company.

What you will do

• Own and maintain corporate records, minute books, resolutions, and governance materials.
• Support Board and committee processes including meeting materials, resolutions, and equity plan issuances.
• Support financings, strategic transactions, and major corporate matters by managing diligence and closing documents.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, People, executives, and outside counsel.
• Maintain subsidiary and entity records and coordinate corporate filings.
• Support securities and equity-related matters and corporate compliance processes.
• Administer commercial agreements and maintain contract records in Ironclad.
• Coordinate signatures, notarizations, certifications, and other requirements.
• Maintain corporate, governance, transaction, and compliance calendars.
• Build practical templates, checklists, workflows, and systems.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a corporate paralegal at a leading law firm, high-growth technology company, or similar environment.
• Experience supporting venture financings, M&A, strategic transactions, tender offers, or other complex corporate matters.
• Strong experience with corporate governance, Board processes, entity management, and maintaining corporate records.
• Experience managing Carta, Ironclad, DocuSign, and virtual data rooms.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high bar for complete and accurate work.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple time-sensitive workstreams at once.
• Sound judgment when handling confidential, privileged, and sensitive information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively with attorneys, executives, outside counsel, and teams across the company.
• A track record of taking ownership, identifying what needs to happen next, and driving work through completion.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where processes are still being built.

Nice to have

• Supporting an IPO, public-company readiness, major financing, acquisition, tender offer, or other significant corporate transaction.
• Working both at a leading corporate law firm and in-house at a high-growth company.
• Securities compliance, SEC reporting, Section 16, or public-company governance.
• Equity plans, stock administration, director and officer questionnaires, or stockholder matters.
• Contract lifecycle management, Board management, entity management, or other legal technology.
• Building or scaling legal processes at a rapidly growing company.
• Supporting companies in semiconductors, AI infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, or other technically complex industries.
• A paralegal certificate or equivalent corporate paralegal training.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
• $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
• Housing subsidy of $2.5k per month for those living within walking distance of the office
• Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
• Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office
• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

About the company

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence by co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing. They are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row).