Senior Corporate Governance Paralegal; In-House

Join Epiq's global, industry-defining corporate client (with brands you definitely know!) Our client is seeking an experienced Senior International Corporate Governance & Entity Management Paralegal to take end-to-end ownership of global subsidiary and entity management.

In this highly visible, high-impact, Chicago-based hybrid role, you will manage the company’s international legal entities, implement governance standards, and serve as the primary point of contact for outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of corporate governance, international subsidiary management, or corporate paralegal experience in a multinational company or law firm.
• Experience serving as a primary owner of international subsidiary governance and entity maintenance.
• Deep knowledge of international entity management and global corporate structures.
• Substantive experience with entity management systems, organizational charts, resolutions, and key corporate documentation.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume workflows with precision and independence.
• High degree of professionalism when partnering with outside counsel and internal leadership.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Proficiency with entity management platforms (Diligent, GEMS, hCue, Blueprint, etc.) strongly preferred.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to support a hybrid role requiring two/three days onsite in downtown Chicago-based office.
• Epiq Counsel partners with industry-leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practicing in an alternative, fixed-term legal services model.

Support our multinational corporate client on the following:

• Serve as the primary owner of international subsidiary governance and entity maintenance.
• Manage annual filings, statutory requirements, director/officer updates, corporate records, and compliance calendars across global jurisdictions.
• Work closely with outside counsel worldwide to ensure timely and accurate compliance.
• Maintain and update entity management systems, organizational charts, resolutions, and key corporate documentation.
• Partner with stakeholders in tax, finance, treasury, compliance, and internal audit on cross-functional governance initiatives.
• Support global governance standards, policies, and record-keeping practices across the organization.
• Hybrid role
• Compensation commensurate with experience and complex engagement.
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO and paid federal holidays
• Optional medical coverage; HSA Account;
  Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (as applicable)

Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful in‑house legal work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers and legal professionals work on a wide variety of matters for Fortune 500 clients. Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging work for sophisticated clients that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control.

Epiq Counsel takes the time and attention to understand each professional’s practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure they are presented with compelling engagement opportunities with leading law departments across the globe.

Should your experience meet the role requirements, the Epiq Counsel team will contact you. The team strives to respond to all applications; however, due to the volume of applicants, we cannot always respond to every application.

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