Senior Corporate Paralegal

Senior Corporate Paralegal

Position Summary:

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

This is a full-time salaried position: Monday – Friday, 1st shift.

The mission of the Legal & Compliance Department is to provide Catalent with world-class legal services in order to help the company grow and achieve its business goals.  It does so by ensuring that the advice  given  and  services  provided  are  strategic,  timely,  practical,  cost-effective,  and meet  the  highest  legal,  ethical,  and  professional standards. The  department  is  located  at corporate  headquarters  in  Somerset,  New  Jersey,  with  personnel  in  the  United  Kingdom, Switzerland, Argentina, and Brazil.  Areas of expertise within the Legal & Compliance Department include general commercial law, ethical and regulatory compliance, intellectual property, corporate governance, labor and employment, litigation, and mergers and acquisitions.

The  Catalent  Legal  &  Compliance  Department  seeks  to  add  a  Senior Corporate Paralegal  to provide  support  in  all  aspects  of  board  matters,  corporate  governance  and  mergers  and acquisitions. The Senior Corporate Paralegal will be a key member of the department, reporting and providing direct support  to  the  company’s    Corporate  Counsel  in  supporting  corporate  governance, subsidiary management, board matters, and securities reporting, as well as providing support as needed to other attorneys and business personnel. The Senior Corporate Paralegal will liaise as needed with other support and business functions to resolve issues.

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee. 

The Role:

• Manage Company’s corporate subsidiaries, including preparing minutes of stockholder and board  of  directors  meetings  completing  stock  certificates;  and  maintaining  web-based corporate records database

• Prepare corporate documents/materials, including documents required to form corporations, and amendments, withdrawals, mergers and dissolutions of corporations

• Support corporate transactions and with the preparation of documents necessary to comply with federal, state and local regulations relating to governance and the maintenance of the corporate form, including corporations, joint ventures, LLCs and similar entity types in the U.S. and around the world

• Develop thorough understanding and knowledge of Catalent’s legal technology and software initiatives,  including  e-billing,  e-signature,  and  contract  administration  systems,  as  well  as assist in evaluating and implementing other software as future needs require

• Work  with  Catalent’s  tax  department  and  external  auditor  relating  to  audits  of  Board  of Directors minutes and meeting materials

• Work  with  Catalent’s  treasury  department  relating  to  corporate  banking  matters,  including preparing resolutions for parent and subsidiary banking procedures

• Support the activities of Catalent’s Board of Directors

• Work with  Catalent’s  transfer  agent  to  maintain  the  company’s  stock  ledger,  including  all related recordkeeping for equity plan issuances and forfeitures

• Liaise with external service providers as necessary

• Serve as general resource/back-up for other Legal Department team member

• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• Associate’s degree, required; Paralegal Certificate preferred

• Minimum five+ years of corporate paralegal experience with a corporate legal department and/or law