Legal Staffing
Corporate Paralegal
An AmLaw 200 firm's Chicago office is hiring an experienced corporate paralegal to support a busy middle-market M&A practice. You will work directly with three partners and a team of associates on transactions ranging from $20 million to $400 million, owning closing logistics, diligence organization, and post-closing entity work. The firm offers a genuine hybrid schedule, an overtime-eligible structure, and a paralegal career ladder with defined senior and supervising tiers. This is a direct-hire placement with the firm.
Schedule
Monday–Friday business hours, hybrid with two remote days per week
Start Date
Target start within 30 days
What you'll do
- Prepare and organize closing checklists, signature packets, and closing binders
- Manage virtual data rooms and coordinate due-diligence document collection
- Draft and file entity formation, qualification, merger, and dissolution documents
- Maintain minute books, cap tables, and corporate governance records
- Conduct UCC, lien, and good-standing searches and summarize results
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of corporate paralegal experience, preferably in a law firm setting
- Demonstrated M&A transaction support from diligence through closing
- Familiarity with entity management platforms and state filing portals
- Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate
- Illinois notary commission preferred or willingness to obtain
Pay & benefits
- Competitive base salary plus overtime eligibility and annual bonus
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) with profit sharing
- Hybrid schedule and paid bar/professional association dues
Bethel Staffing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.