Paralegal

Cloud Capital is a leading global specialized investment management firm focused on acquiring, managing and operating high-quality data centers. Since 2020, Cloud Capital has acquired a portfolio of 23 data center assets worldwide valued at $5+ billion, employing a rigorous and disciplined underwriting process for both proprietary and off‑market data center transactions and active hands‑on asset management. Cloud Capital has offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, California, and London.

Overview of the Role

The Paralegal & Corporate Secretariat Support role will provide broad legal and corporate governance assistance across Cloud Capital’s group of entities. The role includes responsibility for managing NDAs, engagement letters, supplier agreements, supporting execution of legal documents, assisting with side letters and other investor documents, and playing a central role in entity management, governance processes, and corporate secretarial oversight. The successful candidate will work closely with European and US Counsel, external legal advisers, tax teams, fund administrators, and other internal stakeholders. This position requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal Support
• Prepare, review, and coordinate NDAs, Engagement Letters, and Supplier Agreements.
• Maintain and oversee NDA, engagement letter, and supplier agreement process, including logging and tracking agreements, monitoring expiry and renewal dates, ensuring proper execution and record keeping.
• Investor Side Letters
• Maintain a compendium of standard and negotiated side‑letter language.
• Coordinate and track MFN obligations (with external counsel where required).
• Monitor ongoing obligations arising from side letters and collaborate with relevant business units to ensure compliance.
• Transactions / Asset Management
• Support and track various transactional and asset management workstreams as needed (e.g., deal closings, leasing, operational matters, REIT tax compliance, regulatory inquiries).
• Refine and maintain a document management system.
• Corporate Secretariat
• Entity Formations & Structuring
• Act as the central point of contact for all new entity formations.
• Manage formation workstreams, including working with tax teams to understand proposed structures and tax requirements.
• Engaging and coordinating with external counsel to ensure accurate and timely entity setup.
• Entity Maintenance & Governance
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date information for all Cloud Capital entities, including governing documents, board and shareholder actions/consents, authorised signatory lists and legal mandates, statutory registers, and information within the CSC/Entity Management Portal.
• Board & Committee Meetings
• Ensure Board meetings occur on a timely, scheduled basis for fund-level and asset-level entities.
• Coordinate with Fund AIFM, asset administrators, and internal teams to schedule quarterly meetings, align timing across stakeholders, and support preparation of Board packs.
• Regulatory Filings & Good Standing
• Oversee the tracking and coordination of required corporate state filings (excluding tax filings).
• Coordinate internally and externally to ensure entities remain in good standing and minute books are complete and accurate.
• KYC / AML Support
• Serve as the main point of contact for KYC/AML requests related to the Cloud Capital structure.
• Maintain a clear understanding of the entity structure and ensure consistency in responses.
• Understand and manage UBO analyses, including assessing jurisdiction‑specific requirements and liaising with fund and asset administrators as necessary.
• Regulatory Monitoring / Horizon Scanning
• Monitor relevant company‑secretarial and entity‑management legal developments.
• Incorporate new requirements into Cloud Capital policies and procedures (e.g., Corporate Transparency Acts and equivalent jurisdictional regimes).

Requirements

• At least 1‑2 years experience as a paralegal in a top‑tier corporate law firm, or in an in‑house role.
• Experience with funds, joint ventures, and asset management would be an advantage but is not essential.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• High attention to detail with strong organisational abilities.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Proactive, resilient and highly motivated with a strong delivery focus.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Professional discretion when handling confidential information.
• A collaborative team player with a strong desire to learn and develop within talent acquisition.
• Ability to work seamlessly with external counsel.

What we can offer you

• Central London office location.
• Competitive salary, plus bonus & additional benefits (life cover, private medical).
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.