Senior Coordinating Paralegal

Location-Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

In this position, you’ll be based in the Charlotte office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.  

We give you a world of potential

Computershare is a global financial administration company, employing over 12,000 people around the world. We provide services in over 20 countries to more than 16,000 clients and 75 million customers and manage subsidiaries in more than 25 jurisdictions. Computershare is built on our share registry business and has expanded into employee equity plans, stakeholder communications, corporate governance, fund services, corporate trust services, class action administration, deposit protection and mortgage servicing.

The Global Legal and CoSec team role is to deliver smart and commercial legal solutions to customers, being the Computershare business. The purpose of the team is to support Computershare to meet its strategic objectives by expertly managing legal risk and providing effective and efficient legal solutions.

The Computershare Corporate Trust (CCT) business focuses on offering clients a wide range of services that fulfill their unique and emerging needs in corporate and structured finance, debt issuance and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).  With the acquisition of Wells Fargo’s corporate trust services business in November 2021, Computershare Corporate Trust is among the top providers in the United States, ranking #1 in CMBS, CRE CLO, RMBS, and top 3 in ABS and Investment Grade Debt. Our team of more than 2,000 employees continues our commitment to delivering the highest standards of service and value to our entire client base.

A role you will love

The Computershare Corporate Trust (CCT) Legal team is the group of attorneys and paralegals providing primary in-house legal support for the CCT business. We work closely with CCT business personnel, outside counsel providing CCT transactional support, Risk & Compliance, and our colleagues in the Legal Division to provide strategic, efficient and effective legal support for all aspects of the CCT business. The Senior Coordinating Paralegal role provides critical support to the team by driving continuous improvement in legal service delivery processes, coordinating the paralegal workflow across the CCT Legal team, allocating paralegal support to various initiatives, supporting the update and delivery of CCT minimum document standards, and promoting training, efficiency and process improvement in support of the CCT business. The Senior Coordinating Paralegal will provide paralegal support and perform all duties in accordance with company policies and procedures and all state and federal regulations.

·         Coordinates workflow across the team, allocating paralegal support to counsel and on matters

·         Suggests assignment of new projects and tasks based on capacity, talents and preferences

·         Mentor or coach paralegals as they lead and direct the work of other team members

·         Coordinate and lead team meetings

·         Provides support to paralegals regarding questions and on document review

·         Support CCT Legal team interface with CCT business, Computershare legal operations team and other internal constituents

·         Focus on continuous improvement to our processes and procedures with the goal of cost-effective legal service delivery to the CCT business.

·         Coordinate periodic meetings with counsel to check in on paralegal support needs and ideas or needs for training

·         Researches and analyze transaction documents, statutes, regulations, legal articles, judicial decisions, and other legal sources; provides written analysis

·         Cross check and validate information and prepare written reports

What will you bring to the role? 

·       Associate / Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university plus five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  

·         Paralegal certification desired

A company to be proud of  

Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a world leader in financial administration with over 14,000 employees across 21 different countries delivering expertise to over 25,000 clients. At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of the world of opportunities we have available. With infinite possibilities, we could take you anywhere.   

Rewards designed for you

·         Paid parental leave, flexible working and a caring and inclusive culture.

·         Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family, including medical, dental and vision.

·         Invest in your future with 401k matching and tax-advantaged flexible spending plans, including healthcare, dependent care and commuter.

·         Income protection. Our package includes short and long-term disability benefits, life insurance and supplemental life insurance.

·         And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our handbook will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit   https://www.computershare.com/corporate/about-us/join-our-tem/us-candidate-handbook 

·         Compensation. The typical base pay range for this role is $59,000- $88,000. This base pay is a national average and may not be applicable to all locations.