Paralegal I - Corporate Governance Securities Finance

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

This Paralegal position is responsible for providing legal and administrative support to in-house counsel, with a primary focus on entity management, corporate governance, and securities. This role is responsible for a full range of legal entity maintenance activities for our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries and is a key support for our public company compliance processes and procedures.

This Paralegal will actively manage important routine and complex matters, enjoy collaborating across the legal team and with cross-functional partners at all levels of the organization, and take initiative to identify and anticipate issues. This position requires someone with excellent organization and attention to detail; strong verbal and written communication skills; the ability to prioritize effectively, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines. This role is ideal for someone who is independent and self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

With the appropriate involvement of legal counsel, key responsibilities of the position include those listed below.

(1) Entity Management and Filings:

• Coordinate with cross-functional partners in finance, tax, HR, and logistics to prepare and file annual filings, state registrations, license applications and renewals, trade filings, and other regulatory and corporate filings for the Company and its subsidiaries across multiple jurisdictions.
• Liaise with corporate agents, state registries, and law firms as needed to ensure timely and compliant filings.
• Support the corporate governance of our domestic subsidiaries, including by drafting, reviewing, and finalizing shareholder and board resolutions, consents, officer certificates, and limited powers of attorney.
• Maintain and update domestic entity corporate records, including minute books, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and entity summaries.
• Maintain a centralized database of subsidiary information that is accurate and accessible.
• Support regulatory and compliance processes, including audit, KYC, and UBO processes.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve and develop and implement enhanced subsidiary governance and management processes.
• Manage execution logistics, including signature collection, notarization, and legalization of documents.

(2) Corporate Governance and Securities Matters:

• Assist with preparation of Board meeting materials; assist with posting and maintaining materials in the Board portal.
• Draft documentation and liaise with the Company's transfer agent and stock plan administrator to support various securities matters.
• Support the Company's compliance with SEC, NYSE and other requirements, including through leading various compliance control processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to compile, analyze, and track data for reporting.
• Assist with preparation of the Company's filings with the SEC and NYSE, including current, quarterly and annual reports, registration statements, and proxy statements.
• Prepare correspondence and maintain accurate records in connection with all securities filings.

(3) Transactions and Internal Support:

• Support diligence activities related to commercial and financing transactions.
• Assist with transaction closings and maintain accurate and complete transaction files.
• Assist attorneys with legal support to business units and corporate departments, including with legal research, document organization, preparation of reports and internal summaries.
• From time to time this position may also require assisting attorneys with matters related to environmental, health and safety, benefits and executive compensation, information technology, labor and employment, immigration, privacy and/or other subject matters for which the corporate administrative team is responsible.

(4) Administrative Support:

• Administrative support may include, without limitation, the oversight and use of electronic matter management, docketing, billing and budgeting systems, the processing of new matters and the preparation of various reports and analyses.

"This role will report to Sherwin-Williams Global Headquarters located at 1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland, OH 44113."

"Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships."

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Paralegal Certification OR Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• 2+ years of corporate legal experience

Preferred:

• 5+ years of corporate legal experience

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Familiarity with word processing, spreadsheet, telecommunications, database, presentation, legal research and other software applications.
• Attention to detail and proofreading skills.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: (TIME SPENT AWAY FROM HOME OR OTHER TYPICAL OFFICE LOCATION)

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