Temporary Corporate Paralegal For Top Credit Card Company - Purchase, Ny (Hybrid)

Our client, a top credit card company with offices in Purchase, NY, is seeking a temporary corporate paralegal:

The role that the secondee will perform includes the following: The secondee will act as a primary resource for the Corporate Law Department, ensuring accurate and timely corporate governance and compliance operations. Responsibilities include maintaining subsidiary records and corporate books, drafting resolutions and annual meeting documentation, facilitating director/officer life-cycle events, and partnering with Finance, Tax, and HR teams to address legal requests and banking/KYC documentation. The role also involves managing organizational charts, audit inquiries, and identifying process improvements via AI tools.

Expectations

The secondee will be expected to have had 3+ years' experience in corporate paralegal work, specifically in entity management, corporate governance, and high-volume document management within an in-house or law firm environment.

Location & Duration

• Three days per week in the Purchase, NY office

The Corporate Law Department/Global Legal Entities Team is seeking a Senior Specialist, Corporate Paralegal to join our Legal team. This position is an immediate temporary position to support the Legal Department which is engaged in significant corporate integration activity, and expanded cross-functional legal demands. You will own and drive these essential corporate governance functions, serving as a go-to resource for teams across the organization who depend on Legal to move quickly and accurately.

What You’ll Do:

- Maintain and update subsidiary records, corporate books, and entity management databases, including Teams, iManage, Workday and hCue.

- Assist with various corporate governance and compliance activities, including the drafting of corporate resolutions, annual meeting documentation and certifications

- Facilitate director/officer appointments, elections and resignations

- Handle document management, routine corporate filings, and related administrative tasks

- Coordinate banking signatory updates, account administration documentation and related KYC requirements

- Support cross-functional teams—including Finance, Tax, P&C, HR, Payroll, and Benefits—with corporate legal requests

- Manage the monthly organizational chart updates, and be able to respond to inquiries from internal clients and the auditors, knowing when to escalate as needed

- Coordination of Team meetings and agenda and follow up action items

- Provide general departmental support to ensure timely, high-quality legal services across the organization

What You’ll Bring:

- Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate from an accredited institution

- 3+ years of corporate paralegal experience, preferably in an in-house legal department or corporate law firm

- Solid working knowledge of corporate governance, entity management, and compliance processes

- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work cross functionally across Finance, HR, Tax, and other teams

- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in all documentation

- Ability to work independently and proactively with minimal supervision, while knowing when to escalate

- Active Notary Public commission (strongly preferred, as the role frequently involves notarizing corporate documents)

- Ability to Identify process improvement for the Team – via the usage of AI