Contract Junior Corporate Attorney - New York, United States - Tower Legal Solutions

Description

Our client, a top financial institution, is looking for a junior attorney to support numerous entities for a period of 6 months.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

• Familiarity with the use of entity management systems is strongly preferred.
• Experience with corporate records taxonomy required. ( A taxonomy is a high-level, hierarchical classification for documents and records that facilitates the management of recorded information throughout its life cycle. Its focus is on the purpose of information within and how it is used across the organization.)
• 5+ years' experience in a large financial institution strongly preferred.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• The candidate will be tasked with ensuring the development and maintenance of corporate records across 50+ entities (including US broker-dealer) in accordance with, among other requirements, the NY and DE law and the Model Business Corporation Act.
• The candidate will also be tasked with helping to develop best practices and with training paraprofessional staff in record maintenance requirements.

SKILLS & COMPETANCIES

Must be able to communicate broadly and interact with both junior and senior stakeholders.