Go Back
Job Description
| ABOUT US |
| Friendly work environment, amazing clients, and great opportunity for professional growth! At Crescent Foods, we pride ourselves in being the first company to offer such a wide variety of Halal chicken and beef products in premium packaging to stores across the country. We pride ourselves in raising and processing the chickens and cattle in humane conditions, while ensuring that the entire farm-to- fork philosophy adheres to the strictest ethical guidelines. We believe we are answerable to our loyal customers, our vendors, and our employees, all of whom make us successful. We are dedicated to our mission to provide healthy meals to families across the nation. We might be pioneers in the industry, but our story has just begun. Please visit our website www.crescentfoods.com to learn more about our organization. |
| ABOUT THE ROLE |
| This role will support C-Suite executives with corporate governance, compliance, contracts, and transactional matters, focusing on documentation, entity management (formations, filings, annual reports), meeting prep, due diligence for agreements, and maintaining corporate records, acting as a key liaison between legal, business, and external parties. This position typically works traditional hours but occasionally may need to work over to successfully meet customers’ needs. |
| IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO: |
- Contract Management: Draft, review, and manage various agreements like NDAs, vendor contracts, and employment contracts; support contract lifecycle.
- Corporate Governance: Prepare and file corporate documents and manage statutory filings with state/federal agencies. Organize meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes as needed.
- Entity Management: Form and maintain legal entities (corporations, LLCs), manage certificates, licensing, and other related items.
- Compliance & Research: Track legislation, research legal issues, ensure adherence to regulations and assist with filings.
- Litigation Support: Assist with document requests, discovery coordination, complaint responses, and other litigation related tasks.
- Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates year-round
| TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED: |
- Ability to quickly learn and maintain in-depth knowledge of products and offerings
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Need a strong appreciation of the importance of completing tasks on deadline
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated independent work initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy, analytical ability, and professional demeanor
- Excellent organizational skills
| EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: |
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Paralegal Studies or related legal field.
- 5+ years as a Paralegal.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal research tools.
- Experience in corporate law, entity management, contract support, Trademarking, and filings with Secretary of State and other related entities.
| PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS |
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is performed mostly in an office setting; hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. PPE required while in manufacturing areas. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
It is Crescent Foods’ policy to seek and employ qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Note:
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the job. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
