Paralegal (Corporate and Transactional)

Achieve is a leading digital personal finance company. We help everyday people move from struggling to thriving by providing innovative, personalized financial solutions. By leveraging proprietary data and analytics, our solutions are tailored for each step of our member's financial journey to include personal loans, home equity loans, debt consolidation, financial tools and education. Every day, we get to help our members move their finances forward with care, compassion, and empathetic touch. We put people first and treat them like humans, not account numbers.

Achieve’s financing operations involve corporate finance and credit facilities, sales to investors, onboarding new investors to Achieve’s managed fund and financing vehicles for the fund. The successful Paralegal candidate will support each of these functions and also assist in corporate governance, such as helping to gather and distribute meeting materials and corporate record-keeping, and M&A transactions.

Job duties will include:

• Assist managing finance transactions such as credit facilities and securitizations including working closely with internal and external counsel and tracking document negotiation and execution.
• Manage the contract process, including intake, assisting in obtaining required internal approvals and managing contract execution and retention for finance agreements.
• Manage closing checklists for major finance transactions, working closely with internal and external counsel.
• Maintain document repository of closing documents for all transactions.
• Prepare corporate certificates and secretarial certificates.
• Maintain corporate entity database with such information as jurisdictional information, ownership, management, and signature blocks.
• Draft, file and manage various business entity documents for corporations, LLCs and partnerships with State agencies, including annual renewals.
• Assisting in due diligence reviews for corporate transactions.
• Assisting the legal team in a wide range of other tasks including commercial contracts, consumer agreements and disclosures and creation and maintenance of legal department processes and procedures.

Requirements:

• BA or Legal Assistant/Paralegal degree with at least 2 years of experience in transactional, corporate governance or equivalent experience.
• Strong project management and organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage and track deadlines for multiple projects
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a larger team
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally, including to senior management, investors and partners.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and the ability to explore and quickly learn other software applications.
• Large law firm or corporate in-house experience, a plus

Achieve well-being with:

• Hybrid work opportunities
• 401 (k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision with HSA and FSA
• Sick time off
• Access to wellness support through Employee Assistance Program, Talkspace, and fitness discounts
• Pet care discounts for your furry family members
• Financial support in times of hardship with our Achieve Care Fund
• A safe place to connect with other employees through our six employee resource groups

Salary Range: $31.00 to $36.00 per hour. This information represents the expected salary range for this role. Should we decide to make an offer for employment, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Join Achieve, change the future.

At Achieve, we’re changing millions of lives.
From the single parent trying to catch up on bills to the entrepreneur needing a loan for the next phase of growth, you’ll get to be a part of their journey to a better financial future. We’re proud to have over 3,000 employees in mostly hybrid and 100% remote roles across the United States with hubs in Arizona, California, and Texas. We are strategically growing our teams with more remote, work-from-home opportunities every day to better serve our members. A career at Achieve is more than a job—it’s a place where you can make a true impact, have a sense of belonging, establish a fulfilling career, and put your well-being first.

Attention Agencies & Search Firms: We do not accept unsolicited candidate resumes or profiles. Please do not reach out to anyone within Achieve to market your services or candidates. All inquiries should be directed to Talent Acquisition only. We reserve the right to hire any candidates sent unsolicited and will not pay any fees without a contract signed by Achieve’s Talent Acquisition leader.

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