Legal Specialist/Paralegal

The Legal Specialist, Corporate will be a member of the Mars Corporate legal team, which manages legal support on a wide range of matters for the Mars Corporate office and our four global business segments.  The Legal Specialist, Corporate will provide legal specialist support for ordinary course corporate matters, maintenance of entity books and records, know-your-customer inquiries, corporate transactions and functions globally, including M&A activity, internal restructuring matters, third party and intercompany financing matters and corporate governance. The Legal Specialist, Corporate will be responsible for creating and maintaining legal entity ownership and relationship charts.  The Legal Specialist, Corporate will also have responsibility for managing the Company's global legal entity database and related processes for approval and implementation of legal entity changes.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s Degree Required

• 5+ years law firm and/or in-house paralegal/legal specialist experience or equivalent required

• Paralegal Certification and Notary License preferred

• Highly skilled in standard office software (MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and able to learn new systems quickly

• Experience with third-party legal entity management, document management/virtual data room and legal entity software (such as Diligent, Intralinks, and Orbitax) preferred

• Strong process management skills and business judgment to enable: independently managing processes to ensure compliance with applicable policies, procedures and legal requirements relating to corporate legal matters; and identifying and implementing process improvements to increase efficiency

• Able to maintain the highest ethical standards and the confidentiality of sensitive matters

• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail

• Able to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload with minimal supervision

• Able and willing to work both independently and as a team player, interacting with associates throughout the business and external advisors to resolve issues

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Providing legal specialist support related to the Company’s Corporate functions

• Providing legal specialist support for corporate transactions globally, including M&A activity, internal restructuring matters, and third party and intercompany financing matters

• Managing the Company's global legal entity database and related processes for approval and implementation of legal entity changes

• Identifying and leading implementation of legal entity management and other process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness and help ensure compliance with Company and external rules

• Responding to requests for legal entity information or documentation, in connection with KYC inquiries or otherwise, regarding Mars entities from internal and external stakeholders

• Preparing and/or assisting with preparing and filing corporate documentation, including for the formation, consolidation, and dissolution of legal entities in the US and other countries

• Managing the outside registered agent service providers, including CT Corp.

• Working independently and extensively with internal and outside counsel and various agencies and authorities with respect to these US and international corporate activities

• Supporting the legal and treasury teams on compliance matters

• Leading and/or assisting with important internal projects relating to knowledge management

• Performing other duties to support Corporate legal team matters as assigned

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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