Paralegal, Public Company Corporate Governance (Req #1443)

The role

This individual contributor coordinates Board and committee processes, public-company securities workflows, equity administration, and corporate governance matters. The role involves executing established processes and coordinating confidential, deadline-driven work involving directors, executives, and outside counsel.

What you will do

• Administer the Board portal and coordinate Board and committee calendars, meetings, and materials
• Attend Board and committee meetings and prepare drafts of minutes, resolutions, and consents
• Maintain official minute books, charters, calendars, and corporate records
• Support director onboarding and proxy-related questionnaires
• Coordinate information collection for independence and eligibility processes
• Support subsidiary-governance actions including annual meetings and officer changes
• Administer EDGAR and EDGAR Next access and credentials
• Coordinate the internal Section 16 process and prepare draft Forms 3, 4, and 5
• Coordinate preparation and filing of non-earnings Forms 8-K
• Process insider trading requests and lifting trade restrictions through Equity Edge

Required qualifications

• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in corporate governance, public-company legal support, securities administration, equity administration, or entity management
• Direct experience supporting a U.S. public company, including at least two of: Board governance, Section 16 and Form 4 processes, proxy and annual-report production, or equity administration
• Ability to independently execute established processes and coordinate confidential, complex, and deadline-sensitive matters
• Excellent drafting, proofreading, document-management, organizational, and project-management skills
• Sound judgment regarding confidentiality, urgency, escalation, and when attorney review is required
• Strong technology aptitude and proficiency with Microsoft 365
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience

Nice to have

• Three or more years supporting an in-house public-company legal department in areas such as: Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, Securities Practice, or Insider Trading Compliance
• Experience supporting directors, executives, outside securities counsel, and auditors
• Hands-on experience with EDGAR Next, Board portals, SEC filing software, equity-management platforms, issuer or transfer-agent portals, entity-management systems, and electronic-signature tools
• Experience developing and maintaining controls, calendars, checklists, written procedures, backup coverage, and process improvements in a lean Legal department
• Experience with subsidiary governance or cross-border entity administration

Benefits

• medical benefits
• financial benefits
• 401(k) eligibility
• employee stock purchase program
• vacation
• sick time
• personal leave

About the company

At ePlus, we believe technology is a people business. Our team is passionate, skilled, and driven to deliver solutions that make a real difference.