Paralegal

$75,000 - $75,000/Yr

Wave Ventures - Waco, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Waco, TX

Management of Companies and Enterprises

About the position

The paralegal at WAVE VENTURES plays a crucial role in supporting the firm's legal affairs and daily operations. This position involves providing complex administrative support, including fund administration, regulatory compliance, and assisting the executive team with various legal and corporate governance tasks. The paralegal will engage in drafting legal documents, maintaining corporate records, and ensuring compliance with legal obligations for the firm and its portfolio companies.

Responsibilities

• Draft and file corporate and transactional documents, including state forms and filings, entity formations and dissolutions, resolutions, consents, certificates, and other documents.
• Assist with corporate governance, including overseeing and maintaining corporate records.
• Prepare and assist with maintaining stock ledgers, capitalization tables, options and restricted stock records, blue sky filings and related documentation for WAVE entities and select portfolio companies.
• Assist in the legal and regulatory compliance for all WAVE entities, funds and portfolio companies (where necessary).
• Provide resources for timely and accurate reporting for all WAVE entities, funds and portfolio companies in accordance with regulatory and contractual obligations.
• Assist with preparation and/or review of legal agreements of WAVE entities, funds and portfolio companies, including investment documentation, service and vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements and other contracts and amendments.
• Coordinate and provide organizational support for various transactions, including communicating with outside counsel, drafting and updating checklists, organizing signatures and closing sets, and tracking post-closing matters.
• Assist in the process of closing new funds, including tracking commitments, allocations, capital calls, funds transfers, and distributions.
• Provide support in connection with the due diligence process for prospective new investments and prospective M&A transactions involving portfolio companies, where requested.
• Support tax and accounting efforts in connection with funds and portfolio companies.
• Complete other tasks, as appropriate, to support WAVE and its portfolio companies to drive value creation.
• Proactively pursue training and research to ensure knowledge of legal and regulatory responsibilities remains current and relevant.
• Organize staff gatherings, off-sites, celebrations, and monthly meetings to enhance team cohesion and morale.
• Provide support/coordination to partners and team, assisting with calendar management, calendar arrangements and meeting coordination when necessary.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required; bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Paralegal Certificate required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of corporate paralegal experience required.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills ensuring information and direction are clearly conveyed.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills, and ability to work independently and excel in an unstructured environment.
• Exemplary time management, multitasking, and prioritization skills, as well as unwavering dedication to achieving deadlines and maintaining timelines.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, Word and web-based research.

Nice-to-haves

• Interest in venture capital, new technology, corporate maintenance and due diligence.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance