Senior Paralegal

The ideal candidate will require strong legal documentation experience and will be a proactive and creative self-starter who can support a broad range of document management, information gathering and synthesis. The model candidate will possess the ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment, be adept at managing and balancing both long-term projects and time-sensitive requests, bring strong attention to detail, and have outstanding written and oral communication skills. He/she will have solid knowledge of common programs and applications, including Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Outlook, Word and Excel) and DocuSign to produce a high-end and professional work product. Prior experience with several different programs/applications, or a strong interest and commitment to learn and effectively use these applications, is a must. In addition, the candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, a client-responsive perspective, and the demeanor and judgment to interact in a positive and professional manner with various key stakeholders in a variety of settings.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create draft agreements from standard templates or duplicate from previous agreements with specific provisional changes.
• Review contracts, proposals, engagement letters, etc. with external vendors, contractors, and other providers for a variety of services and engagements.
• Liaise with internal and external counsel or counterparties regarding negotiation, status of agreement and outstanding issues.
• Prepare agreements for execution, follow up for signatures and upload to databases upon completion.
• Create and maintain a document management system for all executed legal agreements using the office’s research management database.
• Agreements consist of but not limited to personal agreements, contracts, private investments, real estate agreements.
• Ability to understand organizational structure charts.
• Familiar with corporate documents and ability to recognize corporate content.
• Complete upfront and ongoing KYC/AML requests and other compliance and regulatory matters.
• Respond to due diligence requests from various internal departments and counterparties.
• Assist the General Counsel in engaging and managing outside counsel, including setting and monitoring engagements, budgets, billings, evaluating existing relationships, making new legal provider recommendations, and actively managing cost controls and service efficiencies.
• Review, distribute and/or handle various correspondences, reports, and charts.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 4 years of Paralegal experience
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and commitment to consistently produce high-quality, reliable work product.
• Strong technical skills (no coding required), including solid knowledge of common programs and applications, including Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Outlook, Word and Excel).
• Foundation in problem solving skills and ability to build reliable work processes to address identified needs, in collaboration with others or at times with minimal outside direction.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver precise and timely work product.
• Ability to multi-task on several different assignments/projects; excels under pressure and meets deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated high level of initiative, analytical skills, and impeccable integrity.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and to maintain confidentiality and discretion as expected in a legal office.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, confidence, and poise.
• A self-starter who is both team-oriented and capable of working independently.
• Experience working in a regulated environment.
• Experience with legal documents and familiarity with a wide range of legal file types.
• Ability to work with varying levels of ambiguity; ability to react creatively amid challenging circumstances.
• Energetic with a passion for excellence.

Education: Bachelors’ Degree Required

Salary : $60,000 - $70,000