Paralegal Specialist
The Walt Disney Company (France), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
About the Role & Team
At Disney, our Paralegals are highly-respected because their skills are quite simply, essential. You would be a key member of a dynamic, fast-paced team that supports The Walt Disney Company’s global subsidiary governance operations. This position will be part of the transformational team that will help achieve the department’s strategic goals to serve our growing international company. This position currently reports to the Vice President, Governance Counsel and Assistant Secretary What You Will Do
Drafting resolutions, consents, certificates, minutes, powers of attorney and other forms of international corporate governance documents for international subsidiaries International subsidiary maintenance, including entity formation, dissolution and periodic regulatory and jurisdictional filings Corporate transactional support, including obtaining governance approvals, verification of domestic and international standing, coordination of signature pages, maintenance of transaction checklists and document management Entity management systems (CSC, Diligent Entities, GEMS or similar) Electronic document filing and maintenance Responsibility for subsidiary maintenance and entity compliance across all international regions (APAC, EMEA, LATAM) International legal entity management, including maintenance of international corporate minute books and records, and coordination with international legal and tax partners on all aspects of international beneficial ownership reporting and subsidiary governance matters Draft shareholder minutes, consents, resolutions and certificates Primary responsibility for coordination of international legal counsel and billing, translation services, apostilles and foreign bank account and KYC matters Manage legal entity audit reporting, including coordination with internal and external auditors Assist with international corporate tax restructurings and M&A transactions, verification of legal entity data, and review and coordination of signature pages Review/approval of international documents presented to OCS for signature (powers of attorney, consents, resolutions, international disclosure documents and statutory filings) Education
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/or any applicable state codes Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in a large national law firm or in house at a Fortune 100 company Strong knowledge of California and Delaware corporate law and experience working with international legal teams Experience with budgeting and legal billing, and matter management software (Legal Tracker)
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At Disney, our Paralegals are highly-respected because their skills are quite simply, essential. You would be a key member of a dynamic, fast-paced team that supports The Walt Disney Company’s global subsidiary governance operations. This position will be part of the transformational team that will help achieve the department’s strategic goals to serve our growing international company. This position currently reports to the Vice President, Governance Counsel and Assistant Secretary What You Will Do
Drafting resolutions, consents, certificates, minutes, powers of attorney and other forms of international corporate governance documents for international subsidiaries International subsidiary maintenance, including entity formation, dissolution and periodic regulatory and jurisdictional filings Corporate transactional support, including obtaining governance approvals, verification of domestic and international standing, coordination of signature pages, maintenance of transaction checklists and document management Entity management systems (CSC, Diligent Entities, GEMS or similar) Electronic document filing and maintenance Responsibility for subsidiary maintenance and entity compliance across all international regions (APAC, EMEA, LATAM) International legal entity management, including maintenance of international corporate minute books and records, and coordination with international legal and tax partners on all aspects of international beneficial ownership reporting and subsidiary governance matters Draft shareholder minutes, consents, resolutions and certificates Primary responsibility for coordination of international legal counsel and billing, translation services, apostilles and foreign bank account and KYC matters Manage legal entity audit reporting, including coordination with internal and external auditors Assist with international corporate tax restructurings and M&A transactions, verification of legal entity data, and review and coordination of signature pages Review/approval of international documents presented to OCS for signature (powers of attorney, consents, resolutions, international disclosure documents and statutory filings) Education
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/or any applicable state codes Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in a large national law firm or in house at a Fortune 100 company Strong knowledge of California and Delaware corporate law and experience working with international legal teams Experience with budgeting and legal billing, and matter management software (Legal Tracker)
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