Corporate Finance Paralegal

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious law firm in Manhattan is seeking a Corporate Finance Paralegal, requiring candidates with capital markets/securities experience, preferably from a law firm or financial services background. The successful candidate will manage corporate documents, prepare legal documents, and assist attorneys with compliance matters. A Bachelor's degree and over 4 years of paralegal experience in financial services are essential. The annual salary ranges from $90k to $150k depending on experience and skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Corporate Paralegal experience in a fast-paced financial services environment.
• Experience with NDAs and redlining is required.
• Experience handling large financial transactions is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply edits to corporate documents as requested by attorneys.
• Execute full contract management lifecycle best practices.
• Assist in preparing basic legal documents like NDAs and contract mods.
• Submit and monitor expense reports and vendor payments.
• Prepare and distribute documentation for Legal meetings.
• Assist attorneys in identifying contract compliance items.

Skills

capital markets/securities experience

excellent written communication skills

verbal communication skills

interpersonal communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Our client is a prestigious law firm located in Manhattan seeking a Corporate Finance Paralegal. Please note, candidates must have capital markets/securities experience - ideally from a law firm or from financial services.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Apply edits to corporate documents as requested by attorneys
• Execute full contract management lifecycle best practices, including the method of tracking and collecting countersigned versions of all corporate contracts, and tracking status of redline negotiations
• Assist in preparing basic legal documents, such as NDAs, simple contract mods, and correspondences
• Submit, maintain and monitor expense reports and vendor payments.
• Prepare and distribute documentation in advance of meetings involving the Legal department as appropriate
• Assist attorneys in identifying contract compliance items or other matters to be communicated to the company's various departments and stakeholders

Requirements:

• 4+ years of Corporate Paralegal experience in a fast-paced, financial services environment (in house, ideally at a fund, or an AM Law 100 firm supporting financial services clients)
• Experience with NDAs and redlining is required.
• Experience handling large financial transactions is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

The annual base salary range is $90k to $150k. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.