Job title: Corporate Paralegal
Alpharetta, GA, US
Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.
ANDRITZ is seeking a CORPORATE PARALEGAL to help support ANDRITZ in a broad spectrum of corporate legal matters, with a focus on assistance with corporate resolutions and due diligence for acquisitions.
Reporting to the Co-Head of ANDRITZ’s M&A Practice Group – Americas and North American Secretary, you will be a key contributor to ANDRITZ’s North American legal team and will support our global, cross-functional M&A team. In your role, you will support the North American business with (i) entity management and entity consolidations, (ii) entity governance, including preparation of corporate resolutions necessary for the proper governance of our legal entities, including director and officer appointments, banking resolutions, dividend declarations, and acquisitions, and (iii) state and provincial licensing matters. We also expect this role to support our M&A function by helping organize and coordinate due diligence reviews with outside counsel and by preparing and revising NDAs negotiated to review potential acquisitions.
Core Responsibilities
- Assist with entity management for ANDRITZ’s operations in the US and Canada, including entity consolidations.
- Facilitate entity governance by preparing supporting the North American Secretary to prepare formal resolutions approving such matters as directors and officers, acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, banking relationships, dividends and other matters.
- Facilitate efficient coordination of workstreams between internal legal resources and outside counsel, especially as it relates to due diligence investigations of potential acquisitions.
- Review and provide revisions to acquisition NDAs applying Andritz standards.
- Collaborate with other internal resources to efficiently and effectively manage licensing requirements for Andritz entities across the US and Canada.
- Assist our Regional Compliance officer on an as needed basis.
Qualifications and Key Attributes
- Bachelor of Arts Degree / Paralegal Certificate
- 5-10 years of experience supporting corporate clients.
- Business-oriented judgment with a proactive, solution-focused mindset.
- Excellent communication and project management skills.
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities with a substantial workload on a variety of time-sensitive legal matters.
- Positive, can-do attitude with an ownership mindset.
- Comfort and ability to work in a global company.
- Collaborative team player with ability to influence across functions in a fast-paced team environment.
- Willingness to adopt and ability to excel at ANDRITZ’s core behaviors of customer focus, ownership for performance, shared commitment and openness.
Working Conditions
This position will be hybrid with a base in Raleigh, NC and will entail occasional travel (only domestic travel anticipated).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
Nearest Major Market: Alpharetta
Nearest Secondary Market: Atlanta