Associate, Corporate Paralegal

Cohen & Steers; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohen & Steers, a NYSE-listed global asset management company, seeks an Associate, Corporate Paralegal to support its Legal & Compliance team in New York. You will assist with corporate governance, document management, and regulatory filings for Cohen & Steers subsidiaries and affiliates.

Responsibilities include preparing board materials, drafting SEC filings, maintaining corporate records, and coordinating with directors and senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 1 to 3 years relevant experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Be careful and thorough, with attention to detail.
• Self-starter with ability to multitask and manage multiple assignments.
• Strong analytical skills and professional integrity.
• Team player with ability to collaborate in a matrix organization.
• Hybrid work policy: NYC office four days/week with one remote day.

Responsibilities

• Support corporate attorneys with governance matters, regulatory filings, and corporate reporting.
• Prepare, draft and review SEC filings.
• Maintain minute books and corporate records for Cohen & Steers and affiliates.
• Coordinate board/committee meetings and prepare materials.
• Interact with directors and senior management on governance matters.
• Provide ongoing support for corporate and strategic transactions and contracts as needed.
• Assist with maintaining corporate compliance policies and entity records.

Skills

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Title: Associate, Corporate Paralegal

Department: Legal & Compliance

Reports To: Vice President, Associate Counsel, Corporate

FLSA Code: Non-Exempt

Estimated Salary: $80,000-$85,000

Job Summary

Provide support to attorneys advising the Corporate business of Cohen & Steers, Inc., a NYSE-listed global asset management company. Primary responsibilities include assisting with corporate governance matters, document management and recordkeeping, regulatory filings and public disclosure, and related administrative matters for Cohen & Steers, Inc., Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc., a non-traded REIT (CNSREIT), and four international operating affiliates. Cohen & Steers is committed to an inclusive culture, valuing diversity in support of our people and clients.

Major Responsibilities/Activities

Directly support corporate attorneys with regard to Cohen & Steers’ public company and reporting matters as well as CNSREIT and four international operating affiliates, including:

• Board/committee meetings attendance and preparation, including arranging board materials, attending meetings in person and managing on-the-ground day‑of support.
• Ongoing and direct interaction with directors and members of senior management.
• Preparation, drafting and review of SEC filings.
• Corporate governance and compliance, including preparation of corporate reports and filings and correspondence with the NYSE.
• Earnings releases and earnings conference calls, including supporting in‑person elements tied to earnings releases and related calls in office.
• Maintenance of minute books and corporate records.
• Corporate press releases.
• Collection and processing of director and officer questionnaires.

Provide ongoing support for general corporate and potential strategic matters, including:

• Providing daily support working closely with attorneys and internal business teams requiring regular interpersonal coordination on corporate governance matters, regulatory filings and disclosures.
• Providing on-the-ground support for corporate and strategic transactions, reorganizations, public company securities offerings and issuances and other significant events.
• Contributing to the review of commercial and vendor contracts as well as non-disclosure agreements.
• Managing the execution and retention of original corporate documents.
• Maintaining legal entity records, organizational charts and subsidiary information for domestic and international affiliates.
• Administering and maintaining corporate compliance policies.

Minimum Requirements

• 1 to 3 years relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to learn new databases/programs quickly.
• Be careful and thorough, with particular attention to detail.
• Be a self-starter with the ability to exercise independent judgment as well as multitask and manage multiple assignments concurrently.
• Be an intelligent, bright, conceptual thinker with strong analytical skills and the ability to quickly assess a situation and generate new insights and usable ideas.
• Have an outstanding reputation for professional integrity and exhibit a high degree of professionalism.
• Show commitment to teamwork and individual professional growth and development.
• Be a consensus builder and team player with the ability to collaborate within a team and to work well more broadly within a matrix organization.
• Have the interpersonal and organizational skills to work effectively in a global organization, regularly interact in person with directors, executive management and internal business partners and be able to partner with colleagues and service providers in international locations.
• Demonstrates inclusive behaviors in support of a culture that values diverse perspectives.
• Agrees to comply with the firm’s hybrid work policy("work from home policy", as aligned with the Company’s employee handbook), which currently requires reporting to the Company’s New York City office four (4) days per week, with one (1) remote workday permitted.

Note: This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. The job title or duties and responsibilities may be changed by the Company at any time.