Corporate Paralegal

Description

Department: Legal & Compliance

Reports to: SVP, Transactions

Location: Chicago, IL

Note: This role will be performed onsite in the Chicago office.

Adventurous Journeys ("AJCP") Capital Partners is a vertically integrated real estate investment manager founded in 2008. The firm repositions real estate to build timeless, scalable businesses and brand platforms. We deliver returns on transformative real estate by applying placemaking, inspired design, and hospitality principles to spaces overlooked or undervalued by traditional investment firms. The firm’s current portfolio includes $5.3 billion of assets across 100+ properties and 50+ geographic markets.

With a mission to humanize hospitality through handcrafted projects made by people for people, AJCP delivers spaces that evoke emotional connections and become backdrops for enriching life experiences. Our headquarters are in Nashville, with offices in Chicago, London, and Miami. For more information on AJCP, please visit

The Corporate Paralegal will play a critical role in supporting all teams, assist with all stages of domestic and international corporate transactions; own the organization, tracking, and maintenance of AJCP’s legal entities; take the lead on corporate governance formalities such as board meetings, resolutions, officer and director certifications; and manage commercial contracts and essential deadlines.

• Prepare, manage and maintain documents integral to legal entity management, including entity formation and dissolutions, registered agent communications, foreign qualifications, consents, organizational documents and annual reports.
• Draft, review, retain and organize all corporate minute books and significant corporate agreements, including operating agreements, corporate officer elections and appointments.
• Keep our legal entity management database updated, properly identifying and inputting entity characteristics, data, and documents in collaboration with the responsible Accounting or Tax team colleagues.
• Obtain EINs and work with appropriate team members to complete and maintain W9s.
• Assist with investment transactions, including the preparation of structure charts, the review of legal agreements, and the due diligence process of acquisitions, financings, refinancings, and dispositions.
• Own the Know Your Customer process, responding to information queries from internal and external sources with proper judgment of when to elevate certain requests.
• Perform initial review and revisions of template agreements such as nondisclosure agreements.
• Support the Legal team in commercial contract negotiations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with the Company's standard contractual clauses.
• Set up and maintain a commercial contracts database through the entire contract lifecycle.
• Maintain a comprehensive calendar of contract renewals and deadlines.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely action on renewals/terminations and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Assist with preparing, organizing, and maintaining promote documentation.
• Provide liquor licensing support to our property management teams, including preparing application materials and renewals, coordinating with internal officers and signatories, and liaising with external counsel as needed.
• Work closely with internal and external counsel on a regular basis to support of the above activities.

AJCP is seeking a highly-motivated individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, but disciplined, entrepreneurial environment. The ideal candidate will have significant experience managing legal entities and corporate minute books in a complicated organizational structure. This role also requires the following capabilities:

• Meticulous attention to detail and an ability to use reasoning and critical thinking skills to with the judgement to elevate issues appropriately.
• Strong analytical skills especially in reviewing contracts.
• Proven organizational ability to manage deadlines, set priorities, handle multiple tasks, and follow-up on projects as needed.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration…