at Komatsu in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Paralegal
Date: Jul 17, 2024 Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60631 Req ID: 30570 Onsite or Remote: Hybrid PositionKomatsu is an indispensable partner to the construction, mining, forestry, forklift, and industrial machinery markets, maximizing value for customers through innovative solutions. With a diverse line of products supported by our advanced IoT technologies, regional distribution channels, and a global service network, we tap into the power of data and technology to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance. Komatsu supports a myriad of markets, including housing, infrastructure, water, pipeline, minerals, automobile, aerospace, electronics and medical, through its many brands and subsidiaries, including TimberPro, Joy, P&H, Montabert, Modular Mining Systems, Hensley Industries, NTC, and Gigaphoton.
Job Overview
To provide administrative and paralegal support for Legal Department and – for the General Counsel and other members of the Legal Department, along with providing International Corporate and KMC Corporate support as needed.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Provide corporate governance support for all global entities, such as required corporate governance filings, entity management changes, corporate minute book updates, and corporate subsidiary database entries.
- Prepare for all domestic and international subsidiary Board of Director meetings, including drafting agendas, resolutions, consents, memos and minutes, creating presentations and minute books.
- Arrange internal director and officer signatures on various corporate filings and documents (e.g., registry updates, annual reports, consents, etc.).
- Respond to requests related to global subsidiary matters received from various departments within the company.
- Coordinate formation or integration of new entities across the globe, whether via new formation or acquisition.
- Provide general corporate paralegal support and support mergers & acquisitions as needed.
- Manage domestic subsidiaries, including corporate minute books, preparing/processing/filing regulatory state filings, and maintaining all corporate records in hCue database.
- Coordinate & prepare all documents necessary for effective entity management (e.g., amendments, withdrawals, mergers and dissolutions, etc.).
- Perform historic entity research for internal and external partners to locate, identify, preserve, redact, and/or produce hard-copy and electronically-stored corporate records and data.
- Assist with legal operations / systemization of legal tasks
- Support various legal projects and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Experience with entity database management, preferably CT Corp’s hCue platform.
- Skilled with MS Office Suite (esp. Excel and Word), Outlook365 (Teams), SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat.
- Excellent written and verbal skills, attention to detail, and friendly demeanor.
- Self-starter who can successfully manage multiple deliverables in a timely manner with minimal supervision.
- Three years’ corporate governance experience or a bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Paralegal certificate a plus
- Legal operations experience a plus
Additional Information
Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Nearest Major Market:Chicago