Corporate Governance Paralegal

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About Us
The Yahoo Corporate Governance team is central to the cross-functional operations of the Company. The team provides support to the tax, controllership and treasury teams as well as the wider legal team.
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Responsibilities

• Support for the Yahoo Board of Directors and committees of the Board. Assist in drafting legal documents to include Yahoo Board and Committee meeting minutes as well as amendments to charter documents, state withdrawals, mergers, dissolutions, board and shareholder resolutions, powers of attorney, officers certificates and delegations of authority for US and Canadian subsidiaries.
• Interact with executives regarding Yahoo Board and committee materials and documents.
• Assist with large, varied corporate and strategic transactions, including debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, capitalizations and dividends, involving various stakeholders throughout the company.
• Assist wider legal team and the business in identifying appropriate signatories and approval processes in line with established guidelines.
• Assist with various intercompany agreements; prioritize, track, assign and monitor agreement status ensuring that deadlines are met, contracts are signed and filed. Build process around tracking important information such as expiration, key dates and payments.
• Assist with billing matters, track outside counsel engagements, and review invoices.

About You (required skills, qualifications)

• Strong work ethic; positive attitude; team player.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Willingness to embrace change and new challenges.
• Substantial experience in preparing board and committee documentation required; experience with a public company would be a plus.
• Notary public (a plus).
• Familiarity with corporate entity and document management systems (Blueprint, iManage, Docusign experience a plus).
• Basic accounting knowledge (a plus).

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