Corporate Paralegal

Position Summary: The Legal Department at Monster Energy is seeking a full-time Paralegal with at least 5 years of recent corporate transaction and entity formation experience to support the maintenance of Monster’s international subsidiaries particularly in Latin America. The paralegal must be able to handle multiple complex matters with significant judgment and autonomy. Although this position reports to one supervisor, the paralegal would be expected to assist attorneys and other paralegals in the Legal Department as the need arises.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists with the formation and maintenance of Monster’s international subsidiaries, particularly in Latin America (LATAM).
• Provide legal support to finance, tax, accounting, operations and other business units in preparation of corporate documents, legal certifications, and supplier/vendor registrations.
• Coordinates with outside counsel in preparing and maintaining charter documents and foreign qualifications, business registrations and powers of attorney.
• Provide support for local lease issues, bank accounts, branch changes, tax registrations, and other ongoing compliance obligations.
• Prepare international subsidiary actions and secretary’s certificates as required. Obtain approval and signatures from international Board of Directors
• Maintain physical minute books and an electronic repository of corporate documents in GEMS.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organization skills with great attention to detail.
• Be comfortable working independently and taking initiative when appropriate in a fast-paced environment while producing high quality work.
• Work well in a team environment, be comfortable sharing knowledge, and accepting input and direction from others.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Skilled in multi-tasking, prioritizing activities and meeting deadlines while working well with a broad range of people.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities quickly and comfortably
• Exercise discretion and sound judgment and be capable of handling sensitive materials and maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree and/or qualifications to be a paralegal by certification or education and work experience as set forth by the American Bar Association and any applicable state codes.
• 5+ years directly relevant corporate/subsidiary governance paralegal experience
• Experience working in a large national law firm or in-house at a large public company
• Experience with legal billing, and matter management software (Legal Tracker)
• Extensive operational entity management knowledge and experience, including familiarity with entity management databases
• Significant electronic recordkeeping and document management experience
• Sharp written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and extreme attention to detail
• Ability to handle a high volume workload in a fast paced environment with a strong degree of accuracy, efficiency and reliability
• Team-oriented and collaborative approach.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish), a plus
• Notary Public (a plus)

BASE PAY RANGE: $80,000 - $95,000

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)