Neo Philanthropy - New York, NY
posted 4 months ago
NEO is currently seeking an experienced paralegal to join the NEO Legal team. The paralegal will assist the Legal team with tasks related to corporate governance, record-keeping, regulatory filings, and coordinating the provisioning of Legal services such as contracts review and staff training. The paralegal will play a pivotal role in supporting board governance efforts, coordinating legal document intake and reviews, tracking lobbying activity, interfacing with insurance brokers, making corporate documents more accessible to staff, filing regulatory documents, performing legal research, and monitoring compliance-related matters. This position is essential for ensuring that the Legal department operates efficiently and effectively, contributing to the overall success of NEO. Under the direction of the Legal department attorneys, the paralegal will assist with the preparation of documents for use by the Attorneys and staff, proofread contracts, generate template agreements, coordinate the intake and tracking of agreements, conduct basic research, procure publicly available litigation and corporate documents, perform notary services if licensed, prepare and maintain document files, and file and maintain correspondence and legal documents. The paralegal will also monitor legal and regulatory developments, coordinate with HR on updates to the Employee Handbook, and work with Operations to track lobbying activity and maintain corporate insurance coverages. The role may involve other duties as assigned that are in the best interest of the Legal department and NEO.