Senior Paralegal

The group you’ll be a part of

The Legal Group protects us against risks and provides the framework for our ethical and compliant global business practices, enabling Lam to effectively navigate the landscape of the semiconductor industry. Their global government affairs team is responsible for advocating on behalf of Lam with public policymakers.

The impact you’ll make

We are looking for a highly motivated corporate paralegal based in Singapore who will play a key role in supporting (i) Lam's global subsidiary management and governance. This will involve taking functional direction from the US Corporate Legal attorney, partnering with the US based corporate paralegal and working closely with the Regional Counsels based in Asia (CN, IN, JP, KR, MY, SG, TW)  and Europe; and (ii) legal programs managed by Lam’s Legal Enterprise Management (“LEM”) team, such as ethics & compliance programs, legal operations related programs. This will involve taking functional guidance from the LEM Sr Director and her team.

What you’ll do

Global Subsidiary management and governance

• Support Lam subsidiary boards of directors with resolutions, agendas and meeting documents.
• Support annual/extraordinary general meetings of shareholders for subsidiary boards.
• Support the maintenance of corporate records including articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, charters, and other corporate documents and ensure compliance with local regulations
• Manage and assist executives with director and officer disclosures.
• Co-Administer and co-maintain the company’s entity management platform and internal SharePoint sites.
• Instruct and manage external counsel on global subsidiary governance matters.
• Coordinate with regional management teams to ensure timely filings
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across various cross-functional teams for projects including mergers, acquisitions, dividends.

Legal Enterprise Management (“LEM”)

• Support global or regional roll-out and training for ethics & compliance or legal programs, e.g. localization of policies, procedures and training (online and in-person), “dawn raid” or unannounced visitor & inspection, due diligence checks on external business partners, etc
• Use different ethics & compliance or legal tools to prepare reports and dashboards for different stakeholders

Who we’re looking for

• Minimum a Diploma in Legal or equivalent paralegal certification
• More than 5 years of relevant work experience as an in-house or law firm paralegal tasked with subsidiary corporate governance activities and legal department support
• Strong understanding of and experience in working at a US MNC
• Good judgment, excellent attention to detail and high standards for work product, and ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality
• Excellent oral and written English and Mandarin language skills
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and to collaborate successfully with other business groups
• Willingness and desire to learn, and demonstrated ability to take initiative
• Ability to prioritize competing demands, meet deadlines, and work proactively and efficiently
• Experience working with Computershare GEMS (or equivalent subsidiary governance software), SharePoint and Microsoft 365
• Must be able to work well with others
• 10% travel required
• Flexibility to adjust work hours to accommodate international subsidiary time zones when needed

Preferred qualifications

• Ability to speak and read Japanese or Korean is a plus
• Have a good sense of humor 
• Familiarity with other compliance software and learning management systems

Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.