Mid-Level Corporate Paralegal (Capital Markets)

Location: Silicon Valley or any hirify.global U.S. office; hybrid schedule with three days onsite per week and possible additional in-office days based on business and client needs.

Salary: $85,000–$133,750 base annually, with a discretionary performance bonus potentially available.

Company

hirify.global is a corporate law firm providing legal services to startups, life sciences and technology companies, capital markets participants, and public companies.

What you will do

• Support the incorporation of technology and life sciences companies, corporate records management, stock option plan implementation and administration, and venture capital financings.
• Conduct blue sky research and manage equity information through Carta and Shareworks.
• Support IPO and public company matters, including registration statement numerical backup spreadsheets, beneficial ownership tables, Section 16 reporting, Rule 144 and legend removal letters, and FINRA filings.
• Coordinate transfer agent onboarding, stock exchange applications, selling stockholder matters, closing documents, closing volumes, board resolutions, and minutes.
• For mergers and acquisitions, collect and organize due diligence materials, conduct capitalization due diligence, coordinate shareholder mailings and regulatory filings, and manage signing and closing documents.

Requirements

• 3+ years of corporate and transactional experience.
• Required experience with startups, including technology and life sciences incorporations, corporate records, stock option plans, venture capital financings, blue sky research, and equity management.
• Required capital markets and public company experience, including IPO and public company matters, registration statement numerical backup spreadsheets, beneficial ownership tables, Section 16 reporting, Rule 144 and legend removal letters, transfer agent onboarding, stock exchange applications, FINRA filings, selling stockholder matters, closing documents, closing volumes, and board resolutions and minutes.
• Experience with capitalization maintenance platforms such as Carta and Shareworks.
• Exemplary communication, research, and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask in a highly demanding, deadline-driven environment.
• Substantial experience with Excel spreadsheets.
• A four-year degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
• Comfort working alongside AI tools and curiosity to continuously learn and adopt new ways of working as technology evolves.

Nice to have

• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence research, capitalization due diligence, shareholder mailings, regulatory filings, signing and closing documents, and closing volumes.
• Experience working in a large corporate setting or law firm.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule with three required onsite days per week.
• 37.5-hour workweek, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm; the position is non-exempt.
• Encouragement to explore AI and emerging technologies and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Eligible employees may receive healthcare, life insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, and wellbeing benefits.
• A discretionary performance bonus may be available to eligible employees.