Senior Paralegal, Corporate Secretary
Job Summary
Job Description
The Senior Paralegal, Corporate Secretary at Nielsen manages governance matters, maintains corporate books and records, prepares documents for annual meetings, and provides information to internal and external clients. Responsibilities include entity management (incorporations, amendments, etc.), integrating acquisitions into Nielsen's structure, obtaining legalizations of documents, managing legal tracker processes, and preparing minutes and resolutions. The ideal candidate will have 4-8 years of experience as a corporate paralegal with at least 2 years of in-house board experience or 2-4 years as an attorney with at least 2 years of in-house experience. Excellent organizational and communication skills are essential, along with proficiency in legal research, writing, and project management. The role requires handling sensitive information with discretion and working effectively both independently and collaboratively.
Must have:
- Manage corporate governance
- Maintain corporate records
- Prepare documents for meetings
- Entity management & compliance
- Legal research & writing
- Excellent communication skills
- Project management experience
Good to have:
- Paralegal certificate
- Law degree
- Business law coursework
Perks:
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 401k with company match
- Paid time off
- Discretionary incentive/bonus
3 skills required
Job Details
At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.
Senior Paralegal, Corporate Secretary
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage governance matters in support of the Corporate Secretary.
- Maintain corporate books and records, databases of US legal entities, especially D&O, registrations and annual reports.
- Prepare documents and communications needed for annual meetings and elections of officers and directors.
- Provide information, copies of documents, and certificates to a wide range of internal and external clients including Tax, Finance, Payroll, HR, and Treasury Departments, as well as vendors, clients, outside counsel and internal counsel.
- Entity management and corporate services, including incorporations, amendments, qualifications, withdrawals, name changes, D.B.A’s and tracking registrations/ filing annual reports (300+) for US subsidiaries, with support of Registered Agent service.
- Integrate new acquisitions into Nielsen structure by adopting standard by-laws, officers and directors, changing names according to branding, etc.
- Obtain apostilles and other legalizations of corporate records and other documents.
- Manage Legal Tracker process, billing, and budgeting for above activities.
- Prepare minutes, consents and resolutions to authorize corporate activities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; paralegal certificate, law degree, and degree or coursework in the area of business law preferred.
- 4-8 years of experience as a corporate paralegal and at least 2 years of prior company board and related corporate experience in house or 2-4 years of experience as an attorney and at least 2 years of prior experience in house.
- Excellent organizational skills and a great business sense.
- Experience in project management and legal research and writing.
- Detail-oriented; works well under pressure.
- Strong work ethic; learns quickly, takes responsibility, and works both independently and as a contributing team member with minimum supervision.
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills with a friendly and professional demeanor.
- Establishes priorities in managing multiple projects simultaneously, efficiently coordinates work activities and provides quick turnaround without compromising quality.
- Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information requiring a high level of discretion, respect, and integrity.
- Exercises good judgment and recognizes when to ask for help or escalate issues.
- Demonstrates strong people skills and ability to work with individuals at all levels and in all areas of the organization.
- Demonstrates superior organizational skills, attention to detail and strong computer skills.
Nielsen: Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans for full-time employees, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.
A reasonable estimate of salary range for a new employee to be offered this role would be between $50,000-$185,000 which would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs
Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.
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