Paralegal - Newmont Mining - Denver, CO

Description

Founded in 1921 and publicly traded since 1925, Newmont (

www.newmont.com

) is one of the largest gold companies in the world. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company has approximately 28,000 employees and contractors, with the majority working at Newmont’s core operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia and Ghana. Newmont is the only gold company listed in the S&P 500 index and in 2007 became the first gold company selected to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Newmont’s industry leading performance is reflected through high standards in environmental management, health and safety for its employees and creating value and opportunity for host communities and shareholders.

PURPOSE:

Paralegal role in the Corporate Secretary’s group, which will include global entity and subsidiary management, support of Board and Committee meeting preparation (including maintenance of Diligent board book portal), corporate governance matters, disclosure and SEC filings, and equity related matters, and support to the Company’s in-house counsels.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
:

Subsidiary Management

:

• Manages entity management system data for corporate governance and assets and provides training and support to corporate clients and auditors; responsible for corporate organizational charts.
  


• Prepares and coordinates the filing of documents in connection with formations, dissolutions, qualifications, withdrawals, and annual renewals of domestic entities.
  


• Prepares and coordinates the authentication of legal documents in connection with creation and registration of Company subsidiaries and foreign branches and other transactions in foreign jurisdictions.
  


• Prepares subsidiary annual meeting minutes and resolutions with officer and director/manager appointments and maintains subsidiary minute books.
  


• Prepares and maintains powers of attorney and related resolutions.
  


• Ensures that registration and renewal requirements for corporate entities are kept up to date.
  

Corporate Transactions

:

• Assists with due diligence activities in connection with mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and financial transactions.
  


• Assistance with closings of such transactions and preparation and record keeping of closing documents.
  


• Assistance with tax restructures and corporate transactions, including managing the incorporation and liquidation of corporate entities.
  

Corporate Governance, Disclosure and Board

:

• Provides support to in-house counsel, including preparation of various legal documents, confidential communications with board of directors and senior management, meeting materials and presentations, agendas and meeting calendars.
  


• Assists with preparation of SEC filings.
  


• Assist with preparation of annual report and proxy statement.
  


• Organizes annual stockholder meeting logistics.
  


• Assists GC and Corporate Secretary in governance duties.
  


• Assists with management of Diligent Board of Directors portal and prepares and distributes board of directors and committee meeting materials; provides training support to system users.
  

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Position is located in the Denver corporate office; no unusual conditions.
  


• Minimal travel may be required.
  

Qualifications

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Bachelor degree and/or Paralegal Certificate
  


• At least 7-10 years’ experience as paralegal in a law firm or in-house corporate law department with significant experience in corporate governance, entity management and securities matters
  


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  


• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all levels of management
  


• Ability to manage multiple priorities under short deadlines while maintaining confidentiality of matters
  


• Ability to work both collaboratively with team members and independently with minimal supervision
  


• Excellent organizational and communication skills (oral and written)
  


• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, board of directors portal software, entity management systems, document comparison software and iPad functions.
  

Preferred:

• Proficiency in Diligent Boards or equivalent board book applications
  


• GEMS Computershare and/or CSC entity management (or similar systems) administrator certification or advanced experience
  

Job

:

Legal/Land

Primary Location

:

USA-CO-Denver