Level Entry Job Location Denver, CO - Denver, CO Position Type Full Time Education Level High School Salary Range $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 Travel Percentage None Job Shift Day Job Category Legal About Davis Graham & Stubbs For over a century, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP (DGS) has ranked among the region’s most prominent law firms, consistently offering quality legal services to emerging and established businesses of the Rocky Mountain West. While the firm’s Denver location and intermediate size allow a close personal relationship with local and regional clients, our technology and broad experience allow us to partner effectively with businesses and their investors throughout the world. DGS serves clients nationally and internationally, with a strong focus on corporate finance and governance, mergers and acquisitions, natural resources, environmental law, real estate, intellectual property, and complex litigation. Our lawyers have experience working with companies in the energy, mining, technology, hospitality, private equity, manufacturing, asset management, and aviation industries. Summary Supports attorneys with respect to corporate legal matters. Prepares and maintains corporate governance, business organizational and formation documents and other corporate documents including, but not limited to, board resolutions, minute books, entity formation and dissolution documents, stock certificates, merger agreements, and contracts. Supports attorneys by interfacing with corporate service companies, registered agents, and state level business entity divisions (e.g., secretaries of state) including in connection with UCC and other state level searches. Provides support in connection with M&A/corporate transaction closings and Delaware and Colorado corporate law matters, securities transaction closings, state and federal securities law filings (including Form D and blue sky), simple IRS filings, real estate transactions, and SimpliFile. Conducts due diligence in connection with M&A, financing, and real estate transactions. Essential Functions Drafting, managing, and filing with State agencies various business entity documents for corporations, LLCs, and partnerships. Drafting correspondences and other documents. Significant and recent experience with M&A/corporate due diligence and transaction closing and Delaware and Colorado corporate law matters. Basic knowledge of federal and state securities law (including Form D and blue sky) is strongly encouraged. Technology: Type approximately 60 net words per minute; must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat Pro, Nuance Power PDF, OneDrive, iManage, Aderant, and DocuSign (or similar document management and time entry programs); strive to become proficient in new technology rollouts and willingness to attend trainings when offered. Teamwork: Ability to effectively communicate and work cooperatively with attorneys, staff, clients, coworkers, and vendors; proactively demonstrates effective teamwork and provides assistance to other paralegals as time permits; operates as a backup paralegal when needed; analytic ability to apply knowledge to practical applications and to foresee possible problems and effective solutions. Miscellaneous: Maintains confidentiality of all client and firm information; ability to work independently and effectively under time constraints and pre-set deadlines in an accurate manner with consistent high production; requires minimal supervision; ability to generate and implement new procedures for specific situations; willingness to meet the requirements of the position, accepting a wide variety of assignments as called upon; demonstrate skills in organizing and prioritizing multiple tasks; demonstrate reliability and willingness to work in a complex environment; other duties as assigned. Required Skills/Abilities Technical Capacity including, but not limited to, the above-mentioned software, as well as use of computers, telephones, and all other office machines. Communication: Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally. Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and teamwork while encouraging others to achieve goals. Organization Skills: Ability to handle multiple deadlines while organizing and prioritizing tasks, as well as time management. Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, courtesy, tact, and empathy while cooperating with and relating to others; building relationships with people at all levels; shows dedication, work ethic, integrity, dependability, reliability, flexibility, adaptability, and a positive attitude. Analytical: Detail oriented; ability to analyze problems; ability to problem solve. Integrity & Honesty: Able to display high standards of ethical conduct and understand the impact of violating same; is trustworthy; chooses an ethical course of action. Supervisory Role None Work Environment This job operates in a professional office and/or remote environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, copiers, fax machines, and calculators. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds. Position Type and Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time, benefit eligible position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Required Education and Experience High school degree or equivalent and a minimum of five to seven years of paralegal experience or equivalent, including EDGAR SEC filing experience. Preferred Education and Experience A bachelors degree and five to seven years of paralegal experience. Additional Eligibility Qualifications Paralegal Certificate. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. DGS offers the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Pre-Tax Transportation Program, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program, Identity Theft, Pet Insurance, and Retirement Plan(s). Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.