Wells Fargo APAC Company Secretary - Paralegal 10-month Contract 

Singapore 

517856500

About this role:

Primary responsibilities are expected to include, in relation to the APAC region:

• performing corporate secretarial functions including coordinating subsidiary board meetings, drafting and/or reviewing by-laws, articles, operating agreements, partnership agreements, capitalization tables, stock registers/transfer documentation, minutes, resolutions, secretarial certifications and other corporate actions and other administrativeresponsibilities;
• managing theformation/acquisition,registration, ongoing maintenance and disposition of new and existing legal entities (corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trusts and other forms of legal entity) and investments;
• organizing and preparing agendas and papers for board meetings, committees and annual general meetings; taking minutes, lodging required forms, annual returns and other correspondence with Regional Company Registrars (including liaising with service providers);
• following up on matters from meetings;
• maintaining statutory registers or books including registers;
• providing transactional support for mergers, dissolutions, acquisitions, investments, contributions, dividends, asset sales and other corporate transactions;
• liaising with teams in different jurisdictions.
• Also responsible for database/document management and ensuring the integrity of data maintained in Wells Fargo’s system of record for legal entity information.
• Resolves issues where substantial expertise is required to analyze relevant law, regulations, policies and guidelines.
• May provide oversight for, train and/or mentor less experienced paralegals and support staff as necessary.

Required Qualifications

4+ years’ relevant experience including 3+ years of company secretarial or similar technical corporate governance experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate (JD) and/or bachelor’s degree.
• Technical secretarial qualifications (ICSA/HKICS or equivalent secretarial qualifications).
• Minimum of at least 4 years of working at a mid-large size law firm or the law department of a large public company, financial services firm or a financial regulator with significant legal entity governance, corporate transactional and/or regulatory structure reporting experience.
• Strong understanding of equity investment operative documents including but not limited to , shareholders agreements, articles of incorporation, by-laws, designations of preferred stock, and joint venture agreements.
• Experience with systems such as entity management (e.g., Global Entity Management System (GEMS)), document management, digital repository as well as legal entity screening and process workflow tools.
• Financial services industry experience.
• Experience of working within a US corporate group.
• Excellent numerical, organizational, communication, IT and time management skills.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.