Paralegal

Ares Management Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation in Los Angeles is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Paralegal to support attorneys and senior paralegals. The role demands strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal department.

The position offers base salary in the six-figure range with potential discretionary bonus, and exposure to cross-border matters across LA, New York, and Europe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and paralegal certification required.
• 3–5 years of corporate paralegal or related experience.
• Financial services background preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate NDAs and joinders.
• Coordinate with external counsel on high-volume NDAs.
• Assist with corporate filings and entity management.
• Prepare entity structure charts and related reports.
• Support Know Your Customer and AML information requests.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate (ABA-accredited)

Notary public preferred

3-5 years corporate paralegal experience

Financial services background preferred

Tools

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Microsoft Office

GEMS

DealCloud

Asana

Entity data management software

Job description

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Ares is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Paralegal in our Los Angeles office. The Paralegal will work closely with attorneys and senior paralegals. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively. Ares is a flexible and dynamic organization. The firm fosters a culture of collaboration, entrepreneurialism, integrity and partnership, both internally amongst colleagues and externally amongst clients and other stakeholders. The Ares team operates with a growth mindset, communicates transparently and cultivates a high-performance and results-oriented environment.

Primary Functions and Responsibilities

The Paralegal will be charged with facilitating the efficient functioning of the Legal team to enable the timely delivery of high-quality legal services to investment professionals and other functional groups (finance/accounting, investor relations, compliance, etc.) in Los Angeles, New York and Europe. Critical tasks include:

• Review and advise on non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) terms, both receiving-side and sharing-side.
• Prepare and negotiate joinders to NDAs.
• Coordinate workflow with external counsel for high volume of NDAs.
• Review and negotiate non-reliance letters and access letters.
• Assist with consulting agreement workflow.
• Collaborate with Compliance team to clear conflicts on investment opportunities.
• Assist with corporate, regulatory and other filings.
• Assist with improving standard forms / precedents and processes.
• Assist with knowledge management relating to a variety of data relevant to legal workflows.
• Assist with entity management process, including entity formations, dissolutions, governmental filings and regulatory compliance.
• Assist with director and officer documentation at entities, including resolutions and incumbency certificates.
• Validate and enrich entity information in the firmwide entity database.
• Prepare entity structure charts.
• Review and allocate entity maintenance invoices.
• Assist with new entity and fund onboarding and account openings.
• Ensure our legal records are highly organized and complete so documents are easily accessible to users when needed.
• Assist with inbound Know Your Customer, Anti-Money Laundering and other legal/regulatory information requests.

Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program or equivalent qualification required.
• Notary public preferred.
• Experience 3-5 years of corporate paralegal or related legal experience
• Substantive experience working within a regulated industry, at a law firm or in an in-house legal department is required.
• A background in financial services is preferred.

Requirements

• Skilled with Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Office Suite and other MS Office software products.
• Experience with GEMS or other entity data management or analytics software is a plus.
• Experience with DealCloud or other deal pipeline management software is a plus.
• Experience with Asana or other workflow management software is a plus.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong time-management and prioritization skills.
• Able to successfully manage multiple priorities and competing demands.
• Thrives working autonomously in a dynamic, collaborative and fast-paced environment—demonstrating flexibility, resiliency and proactivity.
• Exhibits excellent judgment—knows when to elevate issues and ask questions.
• Eager to learn, improve and develop new legal-related skills.
• Builds on successes.
• Owns mistakes and seeks to learn from them.
• Attention to detail.
• Pride of authorship.
• A visual/design aesthetic appreciated to help elevate the team’s work product.
• Appreciation for process design, implementation and improvement.

Reporting Relationships

Counsel, Securities & Corporate Governance, Real Estate Compensation

Salary

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role. $100,000 - $120,000

Benefits

Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.

Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.

Company Overview

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2026, Ares Management's global platform had approximately $671 billion of assets under management(1) with more than 4,400 employees operating across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.

Ares Management LLC (together with its related operating and administrative subsidiaries, “Ares Management”) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, status regarding public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as unemployed, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Ares Management will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. (1) As of June 30, 2026. AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, LP., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation and registered investment adviser.