Legal Assistant & Paralegal

Sulzer; Winterthur; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social benefits

40-hour work week

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sulzer in Winterthur seeks a Legal Assistant and Paralegal to support the Legal, Compliance and Risk Management team. You will handle Swiss corporate housekeeping, shareholder matters, board logistics, and AGM preparation, while maintaining legal archives and assisting with M&A post-closing activities.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in a similar role within international settings, fluent German and English, and a meticulous, solution-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of work experience as Paralegal, Legal Assistant or similar in Switzerland
• Certified education in paralegal practice is a plus
• Excellent proficiency in German and English (written and spoken)

Responsibilities

• Perform corporate housekeeping for Swiss entities, update records, and support board meetings and entity lists
• Administer global legal entity management system and shareholder registers
• Assist in AGM prep, governance reports and compliance-related projects
• Arrange travel, compile documents for meetings, schedule team events
• Ensure proper signing in M&A contexts and manage post-closing activities
• Maintain legal/compliance archives and contract management systems
• Coordinate translations and liaise with IT; handle notary-related logistics
• Collaborate on cross-divisional projects and assist senior counsel with legal research

Skills

German language

English language

Attention to detail

Legal research

Education

Paralegal certification

Job description

## Legal Assistant & ParalegalApply: Winterthur: Full time: Posted Today: JR105145Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.# About the roleJoin our Legal, Compliance and Risk Management team within Group Functions division in Switzerland as Legal Assistant and Paralegal to help us take Group Legal to the next level. We are looking for someone who can provide specialized administrative support and secretarial assistance to the Legal & Compliance team including IP, and in particular to the Head Group Legal & Company Secretary at Sulzer’s headquarters. **Your main tasks and responsibilities:** * Corporate housekeeping matters with regard to Swiss legal entities, including updating data and records in the relevant commercial registers; support their corporate actions by planning and organizing board meetings, providing data, and maintaining structure charts and entity lists, both ad-hoc and periodically* Administer the global legal entity management system and manage shareholder register matters* Assist in the preparation of the AGM, the corporate governance report and internal project management logistics (e.g., assist in the collation of litigation and other compliance reports, administering insider trading lists, etc.)* Make travel arrangements, prepare itineraries, and compile documents for travel-related meetings and schedule appointments and meetings for team events, trainings and the like* Ensure proper signing in the context of M&A transactions, and manage all post-closing activities* Maintain, manage, and keep up to date the legal and compliance paper and electronic archive as well as the internal document and contract management systems and databases* Provide administrative support by preparing, reviewing, and processing expense notes, managing the translation of documents, liaising with the IT department, arranging delivery and collection of documents to and from the notary public office and the like* Cross-divisional collaboration on special projects and perform legal research and assist in special projects in close collaboration with the senior legal counsels **To succeed in this role, you will need:** * At least 5 years of work experience as Paralegal, Legal Assistant or a similar role in an international corporation or law firm in Switzerland* Certified education in paralegal practice is a plus* Excellent proficiency in both German and English (written and spoken)* Solution-oriented approach* Strong attention to detail and meticulous working style # What we offer you* Excellent social benefits (holidays, pension fund etc.)* 40-hours-work week* Access to a wide range of discounts on Everyday Shopping, Entertainment and Lifestyle* Central workplace, only 5 minutes from Winterthur train stationSulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.