Here’s something unusual about Sacramento’s registered agent landscape: two of the most-served registered agent offices in the region are located in the same office complex, approximately 100 yards apart. At 2710 Gateway Oaks Drive you’ll find CSC Lawyers Incorporating Service. At 2804 Gateway Oaks Drive you’ll find Paracorp Incorporated (d/b/a Parasec). Despite being neighbors, the two companies could not be more different in ownership, scale, and operating hours.
Gateway Oaks: Sacramento’s Registered Agent Corridor
Gateway Oaks Drive is a suburban office park located just north of Interstate 80, off the Northgate Boulevard exit. It is not part of downtown Sacramento — it is a commercial area about 10 minutes from the State Capitol. The office complex houses a mix of small businesses, corporate services companies, and professional offices.
For process servers and litigation teams, Gateway Oaks has become something of a destination because of the two registered agent offices. Both buildings have free parking, direct ground-floor (or near-ground-floor) access, and professional staff accustomed to accepting legal documents. A single trip to Gateway Oaks can knock out two registered agent services — a geographic efficiency not available anywhere else in the Sacramento metro area.
CSC Lawyers Incorporating Service (2710 Gateway Oaks)
What it is: CSC Lawyers Incorporating Service is the trade name of Corporation Service Company, one of the two largest registered agent services in the United States (alongside CT Corporation). CSC represents an estimated 750,000+ entities in California alone, and millions more nationally. It is the go-to registered agent for Fortune 500 companies, large corporations, and multi-state businesses.
Ownership: CSC is part of Corporation Service Company, a large privately-held corporate services conglomerate. Over the past two decades, CSC has acquired multiple smaller registered agent brands, including Prentice Hall Corporation System, Legalinc, InCorp Services, and Sundoc Filings.
Hours: CSC’s Sacramento office accepts service of process Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This is the earliest closing time of any major Sacramento registered agent. After 2:00 PM, the office is closed for service until the next business day.
Paracorp Incorporated / Parasec (2804 Gateway Oaks)
What it is: Paracorp Incorporated, doing business as Parasec, is a Sacramento-headquartered registered agent company founded in 1977. They represent hundreds of thousands of entities nationwide. While smaller than CSC or CT Corporation at the national level, Paracorp has a strong presence in California and is particularly popular among California-formed LLCs and mid-size businesses.
Ownership: Paracorp is the only 100% employee-owned company in the registered agent industry. The company operates under an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), meaning all employees collectively own the business. There are no outside shareholders and no corporate parent. Paracorp has been independent and Sacramento-headquartered for nearly 50 years.
Hours: Paracorp’s Sacramento office accepts service of process Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM — three hours longer than CSC despite being next door.
The Key Differences
Scale: CSC represents more California entities than Paracorp by a wide margin. If you’re serving a Fortune 500 company, you’re more likely to end up at CSC than Paracorp.
Ownership: CSC is corporate-conglomerate-owned. Paracorp is employee-owned and locally headquartered.
Hours: CSC closes at 2:00 PM. Paracorp closes at 5:00 PM. This is a critical difference for afternoon and rush service.
Client profile: CSC tends to represent large corporations and Fortune 500s. Paracorp tends to represent mid-size California businesses, LLCs, and clients who value working with an independent, employee-owned agent.
Serving Both in One Trip
If you have documents for both CSC and Paracorp entities, the efficient approach is a single Gateway Oaks visit:
1. Start at CSC (2710 Gateway Oaks, Suite 150N) — arrive before 2:00 PM to ensure service acceptance.
2. Walk to Paracorp (2804 Gateway Oaks, Suite 100) — approximately 100 yards away. Serve here anytime before 5:00 PM.
3. Leave Gateway Oaks with both proofs of service in hand.
We handle this dual-visit routing regularly. For multi-agent jobs on the same case, it is one of the most efficient service runs in the Sacramento metro area.
