Company Description
Avisen Legal, P.A. is a business boutique law firm based in Minneapolis, MN, with a focus on providing high-level legal expertise and personalized commitment to clients. Our team consists of experienced lawyers who have backgrounds in large law firms and in-house general counsel. We leverage technology to work effectively and efficiently, ensuring that our clients receive the highest level of care. Our mission is to deliver the expertise and attention to detail in a personalized and accessible manner.
Role Description
This is a full-time role for a Corporate and Real Estate Paralegal based in Minneapolis, MN. As a Paralegal, you will assist lawyers in complex legal matters related to the formation, operation, growth, sale of businesses, and the acquisition, leasing and sale of real property. Your day-to-day tasks will be to:
- Prepare entity formation documents and amendments for business entities (corporations, partnerships, nonprofit organizations, benefit corporations and limited liability companies).
- Prepare and manage registration and maintenance to keep entities in good standing, ensure annual reports are filed, and coordinate paperwork to ensure annual and on-going compliance with corporate and business registration requirements.
- Prepare real estate transaction documents.
- Prepare and manage filings for licensing and other permits.
- Draft other business entity documents, including operating agreements, shareholder and board meeting minutes and consents, stock certificates, and other agreements, as appropriate.
- Maintain entity record books, including corporate actions, capitalization tables and stock ledgers and maintain firm best practices for keeping business entity records current and easily accessible.
- Assist in large scale contract production and drafting projects.
- Assist clients with administration of equity incentive plans, prepare equity grants using form agreements, as appropriate.
- Research and prepare required federal and state securities filings.
- Manage multiple financings/deals running concurrently while also keeping corporate records current.
- Assist with extraordinary business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, private placement equity investments, purchases and sales of real estate, joint ventures and other significant corporate transactions.
- Organize and prepare due diligence materials and requests, track and communicate due diligence responses.
- Prepare US trademark filings from time to time under the supervision of a trademark attorney and maintain a trademark docket.
- Serve as primary interface with filing services for any business entity filings required to complete a transaction.
- Assist in closing of business and real estate transactions, including preparing and maintaining closing checklists, drafting ancillary documents, preparing signature pages, updating schedules, and compiling fully executed copies of documents and agreements.
Essential Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with an interest in understanding the legal industry in anticipation of law school or other graduate studies.
- Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree and completion of paralegal program of study or equivalent experience, knowledge, and skill set, or successful completion of an American Bar Association approved paralegal program
Preferred Qualifications
- Two to Five years’ experience as a paralegal in a private law firm.
- Adaptability to new technologies such as AI tools.
- Ability to understand and follow work directions, make discretionary decisions, multi-task, manage multiple priorities and respond to urgent requests with minimal supervision.
- Excellent time and task management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a service-oriented, team environment.
- Familiarity with corporate governance and compliance.
- Proficiency in legal research tools and databases.
- Knowledge of contract drafting and negotiation.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Experience:
- Microsoft Office: 3 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Minneapolis, MN 55402 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Minneapolis, MN 55402: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
