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Company Name: TurnItIn
When you join Turnitin, you’ll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For more than 20 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Gradescope by Turnitin, iThenticate, Turnitin Feedback Studio, Turnitin Originality, Turnitin Similarity, ExamSoft, and ProctorExam.
Turnitin has offices in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education. Come join us, and let’s make change together.
This newly created position at Turnitin will report to the VP, Deputy General Counsel and will provide support for Turnitin and its global entities’ corporate entity management. The corporate paralegal will assist with corporate governance for Turnitin’s global subsidiaries, including drafting, revising and finalizing governing documents, corporate registration materials, resolutions, board minutes and other corporate documents as necessary and appropriate. The paralegal will also upload materials to a corporate recordkeeping platform, stay abreast of deadlines for reporting and keep systems up-to-date.
The successful candidate will be a detail oriented, self-starter who takes initiative and is able to lead corporate recordkeeping efforts, with attorney oversight as needed. You must be a team player, organized, solution-oriented, and focused on the pursuit of excellence. As we are a small in-house legal team, you must be willing to potentially assist with some other matters as the business expands and grows.
Prior in-house experience working with a Corporate Secretary, ideally at a company (public or private) with many subsidiaries, or in a hands-on law firm working with such in-house departments, is strongly preferred but not required.
Among the primary responsibilities of the position are:
Assists in preparation of corporate documents; maintains and updates corporate minute books and legal entities’ databases;
Monitors domestic and international filings and compliance requirements; meets filing deadlines’
Manages officer, director and shareholder powers and powers of attorney;
Reviews or prepares legal documents, including contracts and correspondence
Provides due diligence support;
Performs legal research as requested under the direction of counsel;
Supports litigation matters in conjunction with both inside and outside counsel, including the management of litigation holds and e-discovery support, the review and collection of documents for responsive information, and assistance with discovery and subpoena responses;
Performs legal research as requested under the direction and guidance of counsel;
Responds to requests for information;
Assist with compliance and ethics programs and related matters;
Provides administrative support to counsel as necessary
Other duties as assigned
Proven characteristics for success
Requirements:
Minimum 5 years related in-house or mid-size/large law firm paralegal experience required; bachelor’s degree preferred
Paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited program a plus
Experience working in a private company a plus
Proficient in Google and Microsoft Suite
Familiarity with Diligent board and entity software a plus
Notary Public (NY or CA) a plus
Preferred Skills:
Exceptional level of organization and attention to detail
Ability to work independently and in a team environment with a focus on customer service and the pursuit of excellence
Excellent professionalism and communication skills (reading, writing, and conversation skills)
Ethical, with the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Experience with mergers and acquisitions a plus
Collaborative team player who subscribes to the philosophy that there is no “I” in team; a can-do attitude, with a willingness to “roll up your sleeves” to get the job; dedicated worker who is responsive and provides timely advice.
Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.
Our Values underpin everything we do.
Seeing Beyond the Job Ad
At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and evolve alongside us, join our team!
Turnitin, LLC is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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