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A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As a Paralegal at MKS Instruments, you will partner with the Legal team and have responsibility for a broad range of corporate legal matters including: SEC disclosure, debt refinancing/restructurings, tax reorganizations, corporate governance, equity plan management and global subsidiary management. This is a great opportunity to work with an energetic and creative team on a broad range of legal areas for a large international corporation. In this role, you will report to the Company’s Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary.

This position is a hybrid role requiring 3 days onsite weekly with the remainder able to work remotely. Candidates must live within commuting distance to Andover, MA.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Work directly and independently with in-house attorneys, outside attorneys, and various corporate departments within the corporation

• Maintain domestic and international corporate subsidiary minute books. Work with global outside counsel to ensure corporate compliance;

• Assist with the preparation of SEC filings

• Assist with drafting and execution of legal documentation related to:

• tax step plans and other tax planning projects

• treasury planning projects

• other intercompany and transactional agreements/documents

• Assist and support integration of mergers and acquisitions transactions

• Prepare reports and recommendations for review by in-house legal counsel as required;

• Support, research and document positions and conclusions

• Identify and assist with business process improvement, including streamlining and automation of recurring processes and transactions

• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Skills You Bring:

• 10+ years’ experience in a similar role for an in-house legal team or law firm, focusing on public company governance and securities law compliance matters

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree

• Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize

• Hands-on approach and strong business sense

• Must be able to exercise considerable judgment to maintain confidentiality

• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills

• Must be an independent and strategic thinker who is a strong team player (no job is too small or too large) and willing to take on additional responsibilities

• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment and flexibility to various changing working conditions based on priorities

• Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office suite of programs: MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, including experience creating spreadsheets, presentations and reports

Preferred Skills:

• Public Notary

• Paralegal Certificate

  Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Instruments, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com .

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At MKS, it's all about courage, big ideas, and a serious passion for innovation. Winning here is about exploring possibilities, taking action , and solving our customers’ toughest challenges. It's not just a job – it's what you make of it. While you shape your role and make it unique, we invest in you with on-the-job and formal training, as well as educational assistance. Curiosity is key at MKS - ask questions, own your path.

Our success comes from celebrating the unique skills, diverse perspectives, and lived experience of employees from over 100 countries. The goal is to make sure that everyone feels that they belong. Diversity isn't just a nice-to-have; making sure everyone feels included is a big deal for us.

Our group of 10,000 employees serves semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial markets. With over 3,800 patents, our products are enabling advancements in 5G, renewable energy & storage, artificial intelligence, cloud technology, and big data. We're the behind-the-scenes support for some amazing technology.

MKS Instruments enables technologies that transform our world. MKS Instruments Product Overview (https://www.mks.com/mam/celum/celum_assets/resources/MKSProductOverview-DS.pdf)