Corporate Paralegal

• Responsible for the management of Eaton's North American subsidiaries: creating and maintaining corporate records; drafting minutes/actions for routine and non-routine corporate events; managing compliance requirements; monitoring applicable deadlines and calendars; preparing, processing and maintaining filings (such as entity formations, foreign qualifications, annual filings, and assumed name registrations); supporting intercompany transactions; and other related tasks to facilitate proper governance of entities.
• Assist with management of Eaton's global subsidiaries and associated entities by working with the global Eaton legal team.
• Draft, review, and submit filings with the U.S. state secretary offices.
• Maintain file management systems for entity governance.
• Participate and assist in internal entity reorganizations by organizing, drafting, and reviewing various governance and transaction documents and checklists.
• Respond to internal and external requests for corporate records and entity information.
• Assist with educating internal clients on subsidiary governance and related topics.
• Conduct legal and factual research involving a wide range of corporate governance topics (such as locating templates, benchmarking of public company disclosures, and regulatory/compliance requirements at the U.S. federal, state, and local levels).
• Liaise with third-party providers (such as software providers and filing agents) and outside counsel, and assist in management of those relationships.
• Review, approve, and manage invoices from third-party providers and outside counsel.
• Drive process improvement and efficiencies in Eaton's entity management program.
• Good business judgment and awareness of and compliance with confidentiality requirements.
• Develop and foster a collaborative working relationship with other business partners within the Legal team and other functional groups, such as tax, treasury, and the business units.
• Provide other legal and administrative support as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Associate's degree from an accredited institution or, in lieu of an associate's degree, 10+ years of paralegal or legal secretarial experience with emphasis on corporate/transactional matters.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience (i) as a paralegal or legal secretary in an in-house legal department, law firm, or government or (ii) in a publicly-traded company's treasury or tax department.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Beachwood, OH will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in the legal department of a multi-national public company.
• Broad knowledge of corporate governance principles and corporate subsidiary structures.
• Broad knowledge of the basic principles of state and foreign laws regarding legal entities.
• Experience in conducting legal research using various resources.
• Experience in public company governance and SEC filings.
• Notary public.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Associate's degree in paralegal studies, paralegal certification, or comparable experience

Skills:

Position Criteria:
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize, organize and manage multi-task work independently
• Ability to collaborate with others in global, cross-functional teams
• Ability to identify and solve problems
• Adept at using or learning technologies and software tools (such as Diligent and PDF) and incorporating them into work as required
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office tools (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.)
• Up to 10% travel required.

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