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About the Role

Beacon is seeking a highly ambitious paralegal to serve as the day-to-day point of contact for post-close legal integration across Beacon’s acquisitions. You will be the primary legal resource on each transaction post-close, owning corporate governance clean-up, driving diligence follow-up, and building out integration workflows for legal. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role for a paralegal who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to be at the center of Beacon’s integration strategy.

Responsibilities

Lead the legal integration workstream for newly acquired companies, ensuring alignment with company policy and compliance requirements.
Maintain integration dashboards, project plans, and status documentation.
Build out Beacon's legal integration workflows and program.
Manage the library of approved templates and resources.
Lead each newly acquired company's introduction to Beacon Legal.
Review data rooms and assist Legal in collecting, reviewing, and summarizing diligence information.
Help scope clean-up items for post-close integration.
Transfer registered agent services, complete state and DBA registrations, and clean up minute books.
Own the post-close tracker from day one through completion, maintaining accurate records and flagging items requiring timeline extensions.
Assist with identifying, escalating, and mitigating legal risk in existing agreements and practices.
Ensure employment agreements, customer contracts, and other key agreements and corporate records are saved in a centralized repository.

Requirements

Licensed paralegal in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
1–3 years of experience as a corporate clerk, paralegal, or in a corporate governance/legal support role, ideally within a multi-entity environment.
Strong knowledge of corporate governance practices, minute book management, and entity lifecycle administration.
Strong working understanding of Canadian and U.S. corporate entity law (federal and provincial/state) and its application to multi-entity structures.
Familiarity with U.S. state and Canadian provincial corporate filing requirements, including annual reports, foreign qualifications, and DBA registrations.
Experience managing cross-jurisdictional compliance obligations and coordinating with registered agents and external counsel.
Strong organizational and project management skills, with high attention to detail.
Highly Proficient with AI tools for legal work (e.g., AI-assisted contract review, document drafting, legal research).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office / Google Suite and project management tools (Asana, Zendesk or similar).
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-volume deal environment with multiple concurrent transactions and shifting priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal business partners.
Self-directed operator who can own the corporate governance function end-to-end with minimal supervision.
Experience with vertical market software, SaaS, or technology-focused M&A transactions is a strong plus.

Skills

Corporate governance
Minute book management
Entity lifecycle administration
Canadian and U.S. corporate entity law
Corporate filing requirements
Cross-jurisdictional compliance
Registered agent coordination
External counsel coordination
Organizational skills
Project management
Attention to detail
AI tools for legal work
Microsoft Office
Google Suite
Asana
Zendesk
Written communication
Verbal communication

Location

Ontario

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

1-3 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Licensed paralegal

About the Company

Beacon is building the essential technology infrastructure for the everyday economy, acquiring, operating, and growing vertical market software and services companies.
Beacon's model is to buy great businesses, invest in their continued growth, and hold them permanently.
Beacon is comprised of technology entrepreneurs and operators who believe the most important businesses in the world are already running quietly in industries most people never think about.
Beacon seeks out founders who have built their business by spending years understanding their market and prioritizing their customers' specific needs.
Beacon's flexible structure offers entrepreneurs a unique option to implement a transition that ensures the continuity of the company while receiving liquidity at full value for their equity.
Beacon is permanent, committed capital with no exit pressure and a long-term time horizon.
Beacon is backed by a diverse base of investors including D1 Capital, CPMG, General Catalyst, Lightspeed, and the family offices of world-class technology entrepreneurs.
Beacon was founded by Nilam Ganenthiran, entrepreneur, former President of Instacart, and investor at D1 Capital.

Equal Opportunity

Beacon Software uses Artificial Intelligence and AI-enabled tools to assist with screening, reviewing, organizing and highlighting profiles and applications that match the key requirements for each role.
AI does not make hiring decisions: Every application is reviewed by a member of our team, and all decisions throughout the process are made by humans.
We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgment.
We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.