Overview
Business Transactions Paralegal – Fully Remote Jobs in Remote at JH Law Group
About JH Services
JH Services delivers integrated, tax-focused business transaction solutions through a collaborative model that brings together tax attorneys, CPAs, valuation experts, and post-transaction advisors. Rather than approaching transactions through a single discipline, we work as one team to help business owners maximize value while minimizing tax exposure.
Our clients are entrepreneurs, closely held businesses, and high-net-worth individuals navigating some of the most significant events in their professional lives. We advise on mergers and acquisitions, business sales, succession planning, internal ownership transfers, recapitalizations, tax-efficient exit strategies, and complex business reorganizations.
We are building a team of talented professionals who enjoy solving complex problems, delivering exceptional client service, and continuously expanding their expertise. At JH Services, you’ll work alongside experienced practitioners while playing a meaningful role in sophisticated transactions from start to finish.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Business Transactions Paralegal to become an integral member of our team.
This position supports attorneys through every stage of sophisticated business transactions—from initial entity review and due diligence through closing and post-closing administration. You’ll help coordinate complex matters involving mergers and acquisitions, business sales, recapitalizations, succession planning, and tax-driven transaction structures.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced corporate paralegal who enjoys managing multiple transactions simultaneously, thrives in a collaborative environment, and wants exposure to highly sophisticated transactional work.
What You’ll Do
Transaction Management
- Support attorneys on mergers, acquisitions, business sales, asset purchases, stock purchases, reorganizations, and other corporate transactions.
- Coordinate transaction timelines, milestones, and closing deliverables.
- Maintain comprehensive closing checklists and ensure timely completion of all transaction requirements.
- Organize virtual data rooms and manage due diligence requests and responses.
- Track multiple active transactions while proactively identifying and resolving outstanding items.
Corporate & Transaction Documentation
- Draft and prepare:
- Organizational documents
- Board and shareholder resolutions
- Written consents
- Secretary certificates
- Officer certificates
- Corporate governance documents
- Closing binders
- Entity formation documents
- Annual corporate maintenance documents
- Review corporate records and organizational documents.
- Prepare signature packets and coordinate execution through electronic signature platforms.
- Maintain accurate corporate records throughout each transaction.
Due Diligence & Client Coordination
- Review and organize due diligence materials.
- Coordinate directly with clients, accountants, financial advisors, lenders, and opposing counsel to obtain required information.
- Assist attorneys in reviewing contracts, organizational documents, corporate records, and transaction schedules.
- Monitor outstanding requests and keep matters moving efficiently toward closing.
Post-Closing Support
- Assemble electronic and physical closing binders.
- Coordinate post-closing filings and documentation.
- Maintain transaction records and corporate documentation.
- Ensure all closing deliverables have been completed.
Process Improvement
As part of a growing organization, you’ll also have the opportunity to improve how transactions are managed by helping refine workflows, documentation standards, and operational processes that increase efficiency across the practice.
Types of Matters You’ll Support
Our work extends well beyond traditional mergers and acquisitions. You’ll gain experience supporting sophisticated business transactions including:
- Business acquisitions and sales
- Asset and stock purchase transactions
- Tax-efficient business exits
- Succession planning
- Family and internal ownership transfers
- Management buyouts
- Recapitalizations
- Corporate reorganizations
- Holding company restructures
- Buy-sell transactions
- Multi-entity restructuring projects
- Business formation and governance
- Ongoing corporate maintenance
What We’re Looking For
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a corporate, business transactions, or M&A paralegal.
- Significant experience supporting sophisticated business transactions from inception through closing.
- Strong understanding of:
- Corporate governance
- Business entities
- Due diligence
- Closing processes
- Corporate record keeping
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritize multiple active transactions in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Professional judgment and discretion when working with confidential client information.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, document management software, and electronic signature platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and/or Paralegal Certificate.
- Experience supporting tax-driven business transactions.
- Experience working with closely held businesses or middle-market companies.
- Familiarity with CRM or legal workflow management software.
What Makes Someone Successful
Successful paralegals at JH Services are highly organized project managers who enjoy bringing structure to complex transactions.
You anticipate what’s needed before you’re asked, communicate confidently with clients and advisors, and keep matters moving without sacrificing quality. You’re comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with attorneys, and you take pride in ensuring every detail has been accounted for before a transaction closes.
You don’t simply process documents—you help drive transactions to successful completion.
Why Join JH Services?
- Work on sophisticated, high-value business transactions.
- Gain exposure to complex tax-driven planning strategies rarely found in traditional corporate practices.
- Collaborate daily with attorneys, CPAs, valuation professionals, and post-transaction advisors.
- Play an active role in client-facing transactions from start to finish.
- Join a rapidly growing organization where your ideas can directly improve how work gets done.
- Build deep expertise in business transactions while expanding your professional growth opportunities.
If you’re looking for a role where you’ll do more than prepare documents—where you’ll become a trusted member of a collaborative transaction team helping business owners navigate transformational events—we’d love to hear from you.
Pay: $28.00 – $32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Mergers & acquisitions: 2 years (Required)
- Business formation: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
Title: Business Transactions Paralegal – Fully Remote
Company: JH Law Group
Location: Remote
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