Governance/corporate Paralegal

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Description

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The Governance/Corporate Paralegal works with the Assistant Corporate Secretary and the Governance team of Milliman’s Legal Department primarily related to corporate governance of Milliman’s entity portfolio. Tasks will have direct visibility to C-Suite executive team and shareholders. The Governance Team is currently working on onboarding an entity management system and the new team member will play a key role in the firm-wide rollout.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Draft and prepare entity governance documents such as but not limited to consents, resolutions, minutes, POAs, intercompany agreements, organizational charts and formation documents; officer and director onboarding and offboarding and processing other regulatory filings
- Assist with annual stockholder and board meetings and prepare notices, materials, and/or agendas for annual and special meetings as needed
- Review entity organizational documents and draft certificates certifying same
- Respond to regulatory inquiries, audits and third-party requests for information
- Detect, resolve, and prevent compliance deficiencies and regulatory risks
- Evolve, maintain, and update compliance databases including Minute book maintenance
- Timeline management and calendaring
- Attend meetings related to entities
- For the parent company: Assist with the preparation of quarterly Board agendas, draft Board agenda documents and
- Lead the Board of Directors Administrative Committee approval process.
- Participate in the implementation of an entity management system in addition to ongoing management of the database including organizing, reviewing, maintaining and auditing relevant records and processes on an annual basis.
- Create electronic files, spreadsheets, checklists, and overall database management for various processes.
- Correspond with vendors, local counsel and other third parties in furtherance of entity compliance.
- Act as liaison for internal stakeholders and coordinate information exchange to ensure timely completion of projects. This position will work closely with the Tax, Treasury and International Finance teams.
- Assist with shareholder lifecycle processes, including working with the Principal Nominations Review Committee to review shareholder nomination memoranda.
- Stay current on and monitor regulatory changes, new regulations and educate management and the Governance and Finance teams on new legal requirements and corporate best practices.
- Serve as a thought leader to improve and simplify processes, drive standardization and organization, and build scalable solutions.
- Lead projects to further improve the performance of the Governance team and overall company.
- Support audit requests and functions, including reporting summaries and tracking.
- Systematic storage, tracking, and destruction of business documents and records according to our Data Privacy policies.
- Limited expense report and billing tasks as related to the entities within purview.
- Other governance related activities, duties, or responsibilities as assigned.

**SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED**:

- Bachelor's degree
- Excellent writing, proofreading, and editing skills
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and be detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
- Excellent time management, and ability to prioritize and effectively organize time and tasks based on timeline expectations, especially change flexibility.
- Self-starter comfortable working both independently and in a team environment with all levels of employees, including executive team in a cooperative, professional and friendly

**SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED**:

- Paralegal certificate desired

**OTHER**:

- Minimal travel may be required

**ABOUT MILLIMAN**:
Independent for over 75 years, Milliman delivers market-leading services and solutions to clients worldwide. Today, we are helping companies take on some of the world’s most critical and complex issues, including retirement funding and healthcare financing, risk management and regulatory compliance, data analytics and business transformation.

Through a team of professionals ranging from actuaries to clinicians, technology specialists to plan administrators, we offer unparalleled expertise in employee benefits, investment consulting, healthcare, life insurance and financial services, and property and casualty insurance.

**MILLIMAN BENEFITS AT A GLANCE**:
We offer competitive benefits which include the following based on plan eligibility:

- Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, including domestic partners
- A 401(k) plan with matching program, and profit sharing contribution
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A discretionary bonus program
- Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason; full-time employees will accrue
- 15 days of PTO per year, and empl