Senior Paralegal

Requisition ID: 273245 

•  Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Reston, VA 

 

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure, Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

 

Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

 

Position Summary

Conducts legal research, drafts legal documents, and performs other related duties. Provides broad support for all aspects of department and recognized as subject matter expert. Management and reporting of key corporate governance, ownership, and secretarial information for global subsidiary management. Corporate transactions that include corporate architecture, joint companies and associations, subsidiary governance, and entity management. Data entry for subsidiaries under management into enterprise-wide database. Management of centrally managed subsidiaries’ board and shareholder activities. Assignments are conducted without significant supervision and have extensive latitude for judgment. Maintains contacts with internal departments, outside counsel, customers, vendors, and various government agencies as appropriate.

 

Responsibilities

• Assist with subsidiary governance/entity management of designated subsidiaries, including the preparation, adoption and administration of corporate actions such as internal policy approvals, formation/liquidation documents, bylaws, board/shareholder resolutions, elections/resignations, dividends, powers of attorney, various registrations and government filings. In addition, assist with ensuring essential corporate records are maintained in a complete and accurate manner and that information available in Bechtel’s entity database system is current and reliable.
• Prepare responses to due diligence inquiries from banks and other third parties regarding company structure and ownership; and provide general paralegal support for corporate transactions and projects.
• Perform web-based research tasks, including finding relevant regulations and statutes related to subsidiary governance and entity management.
• Provide timely, accurate and responsive guidance for internal policy approval processes respecting subsidiary governance and entity management matters to GBU attorneys and Corporate Finance Teams.
• Prepare/authenticate documentation as needed.

 

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.

 

Additional Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Well-honed drafting skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people at all levels within the company.
• Minimum three years’ work experience in corporate department of large international law firm.
• Minimum ten years’ work experience with corporate in-house legal team for global private company.
• Knowledge of legal concepts associated with entity management, governance and equity ownership required and experience working on large, complex transactions a plus.
• Strong technology skills; including GEMs or other entity management database, iManage, SimpleLegal, Diligent, MS Office, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint etc.
• Virginia Notary or willingness to become same.
• The successful candidate will be flexible in their work scope, and from time to time, their work hours. They will be confident at prioritizing workflow and capable of handling urgent matters calmly and efficiently.  They will be a collaborator and a self-starter.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 c