Corporate Paralegal

Job Summary

The in-house legal department at Verano is seeking a Corporate Paralegal to join our Chicago office. The role is responsible for assisting with state corporate and federal securities filings, including assisting in review of such documents; assisting with drafting corporate documents, including ancillary transaction agreements, governance documents and board resolutions; managing the corporate structure chart and entities; updating and maintaining corporate records, including policies and minute books; communicating with in-house attorneys, outside legal counsel, Company officers and board members; and updating and maintaining the Company’s EDGAR documents and profiles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with state corporate and federal securities filings, including filings with Verano’s stock exchange, the Canadian Securities Administration (CSA), and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, DEF14A, Form 3 and Form 4.
• Maintaining the Company’s EDGAR profile and assisting with the maintenance of the Company’s officers’ and directors’ EDGAR profiles and SEC filings.
• Assist in drafting corporate documents, including ancillary transaction agreements, governance documents and board resolutions.
• Effectively manage Verano’s structure charts and corporate entities.
• Effectively update and maintain Verano’s corporate records, including policies and minute books.
• Provide support for M&A transactions, debt and equity financings, contract review and other legal projects as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience at a law firm and/or in-house at a public company  as a corporate paralegal.
• Strong verbal and written communication, research, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Highly motivated to learn and explore the legal intricacies of the cannabis industry.
• Capable of leading multiple projects independently with expert project management skills.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year working for a publicly traded company.
• Experience using EDGAR for filing SEC documents. 
• Experience drafting corporate documents and maintaining structure charts.

What We Offer

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 10 lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Working Environment

Work is performed in an office environment.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.