Senior Paralegal

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Senior Paralegal

Responsibilities: Maintain minute books, prepare corporate resolutions as needed to approve transactions, elect officers and directors, update banking requirements, and any other events requiring formal approval of one or more entities. Perform general entity maintenance, including company formations, mergers and dissolution of entities and qualification and withdrawal of entities in foreign jurisdictions as needed. Maintain a database with information on all companies, including officers and directors, history, name changes, etc., and make sure it is updated in a timely manner when anything changes. Research and respond to inquiries concerning the partnership and its subsidiaries from other sections within the legal department, including litigation and contracts, as well as other departments within the partnership; and Provide certifications for various purposes, including certified banking resolutions for opening, closing or changing bank accounts; certificates of incumbency for various transactions; certified resolutions for closings and other purposes. Assist Corporate Secretary as needed with: Meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees, as well as dissemination of materials through BoardVantage; Preparation, dissemination and management of D&O questionnaires; Section 16 filings preparation and filing with the SEC; Compliance tracking and coordination; Lawsuit intake; and Legal invoices, matter management and spend reporting. Assist the corporate attorneys with due diligence, research, and documents needed for various transactions; work with various business groups in the partnership, including Tax, Treasury and Accounting, and assist with documentation for third-party and intercompany transactions. The Senior Paralegal would also assist in assimilating corporate governance matters from acquisitions as well as transition acquired entities onto the partnership’s governance platform. If necessary, provide testimony at trial or by deposition in cases where evidence is needed to support historical events, such as mergers, name changes, dissolutions, internal reorganizations, asset transfers/sales/purchases, etc. Potentially supervise other paralegals or administrative assistants who support the corporate governance function of the legal department.

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Company info

Occidental Petroleum Corporation
5 Greenway Plaza Suite 2400
Houston
Texas
United States 77046
Phone : 713-215-7000
Website : http://www.oxy.com