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Lattice Overview

There is energy here…energy you can feel crackling at any of our international locations. It’s an energy generated by enthusiasm for our work, for our teams, for our results, and for our customers. Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry. Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus, we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality.

Energy feeds on energy. If you flourish in a fast paced, results-oriented environment, if you want to achieve individual success within a “team first” organization, and if you believe you can contribute and succeed in a demanding yet collegial atmosphere, then Lattice may well be just what you’re looking for.

Responsibilities & Skills

What Will You Get to Do?

Do you enjoy being an integral and valued member of a high-functioning legal team? Would you like to work for a manager that understands that paralegal professionals provide the foundation for the effective management of the legal function? As the Corporate Governance and Securities Paralegal, you will be able to develop, implement and own the processes and procedures needed to help ensure accurate, effective and efficient legal support. At Lattice, one of our key values is collaboration. In this role, you will engage with energetic, driven and kind professionals that work together to accomplish business objectives. This role reports to the General Counsel and involves regular engagement with the senior leadership team and board of directors.

You’re Good At – The Ideal Candidate Has Extensive Experience with the Following:

• Supporting the legal and finance teams with the preparation and filing of SEC filings, including Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q, proxy statements, and proxy materials
• Managing and tracking stock ownership information and Section 16 compliance (including assisting with drafting and filing Forms 3, 4 and 5)
• Supporting the legal team in maintaining corporate compliance with SEC, stock exchange and other legal requirements applicable to a publicly-traded company (including autonomously managing various processes, such as Director & Officer Questionnaires)
• Helping coordinate the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including coordinating activities of third-party vendors to ensure timely distribution and filing of proxy materials to shareholders
• Assisting in the preparation of Board and Committee materials, including minutes, resolutions and written consents
• Assisting with the administration of the Insider Trading Policy, Trading Windows, Covered Persons List, 10b5-1 plans and pre-clearance process
• Organizing, maintaining, and updating the corporate legal team’s files and legal documents on internal repositories and coordinate subscriptions and legal resources

Additional Responsibilities May Include

• Assisting corporate legal team with M&A processes, as they arise
• Assisting with subsidiary management, including maintaining global subsidiary books and records, organizational chart, officer and director information, ownership data, and organizational documents
• Perform corporate legal research of other public companies, including benchmarking and peer reviews
• Other projects as assigned by the corporate legal team

You Have

• B.A. or equivalent experience
• Paralegal Certification
• 6+ years of experience as a Corporate Paralegal for a law firm and/or an in-house corporate legal department, with relevant experience working on public company matters, including SEC and stock exchange filings
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication, drafting, proofreading, formatting, attention to detail and follow-up skills, with an ability to communicate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels of the company
• Proactive self-starter with ability to work independently that exercises good judgment in determining when to consult attorneys, management, colleagues, etc.
• Strong legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in software, technology and tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, and familiarity with, or comfort with learning, other software applications utilized by the team (i.e., including for SEC filings, board meeting materials, equity management platforms and other legal department management tools)
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple assignments and prioritize
• Knowledge of equity plans and/or equity management platforms preferred
• Notary Public qualification is a plus

Benefits

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry. Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry.

Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions. Our global workforce, some 800 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win. For more information about how our FPGA , CPLD and programmable power management devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit www.latticesemi.com . You can also follow us via Twitter , Facebook , or RSS . At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace. Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.

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