Paralegal

LGBT Great; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Neuberger in New York City seeks a Paralegal with experience in private equity transactions who can ride herd over internal and external counsel and businesspeople to ensure timely execution of transactions, AML requests, and entity formation. Strong Microsoft Office skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are essential.

Responsibilities include coordinating investment procedures across primaries, secondaries and co-investments; organizing closings; maintaining closing sets;

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent experience
• At least 2 years of work experience as a paralegal in a corporate legal group
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Ability to perform in fast paced environment
• Excellent organizational skills; detail oriented
• Strong time management skills; ability to prioritize multiple tasks efficiently
• Resourceful and able to handle multiple and changing priorities
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior management
• Must be teamwork oriented and also be able to work independently with minimal guidance

Responsibilities

• Coordinate investment procedure and documentation across private equity investments including primaries, secondaries, and co-investments
• Preparation and coordination of documentation for various private equity investment transactions
• Organize, oversee and coordinate the closing of transactions
• Organize and maintain transaction closing sets
• Coordinate execution of documents
• Prepare organizational structure charts
• Assist in preparing documents for, and answering, AML requests from, third party fund sponsors, banks, clients etc.
• Prepare and review documentation, like formation documents, for various private equity funds
• Perform other paralegal functions
• Interact with clients and various groups within Neuberger
• Perform ad hoc projects as needed

Skills

Paralegal experience

Transaction management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

We are seeking a Paralegal that has a desire to work in a vibrant and fast-growing private equity business. The ideal candidate will have transaction management experience and the agility and poise to work in a high-volume, dynamic environment and “ride herd” over a team of counsel (both internal and external) and businesspeople in order to ensure transactions, entity formation, AML requests, account openings and a variety of other functions are properly and timely executed.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate investment procedure and documentation across private equity investments including primaries, secondaries, and co-investments

• Preparation and coordination of documentation for various private equity investment transactions

• Organize, oversee and coordinate the closing of transactions

• Organize and maintain transaction closing sets

• Coordinate execution of documents

• Prepare organizational structure charts

• Assist in preparing documents for, and answering, AML requests from, third party fund sponsors, banks, clients etc.

• Prepare and review documentation, like formation documents, for various private equity funds

• Perform other paralegal functions

• Interact with clients and various groups within Neuberger

• Perform ad hoc projects as needed

Requirements:

• College degree or equivalent experience

• At least 2 years of work experience as a paralegal in a corporate legal group

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

• Ability to perform in fast paced environment

• Excellent organizational skills; detail oriented

• Strong time management skills; ability to prioritize multiple tasks efficiently

• Resourceful and able to handle multiple and changing priorities

• Ability to communicate effectively with senior management

• Must be teamwork oriented and also be able to work independently with minimal guidance

Location: New York City; hybrid with a minimum of three days per week in office.

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Applicants must be authorized and have the right to work in the country where the role is located without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Compensation Details

The salary range for this role is $80,000-$110,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in the job posting location. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, business sector, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, market benchmarking data, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for a discretionary bonus, which, along with base salary and retirement contributions, is part of our total comprehensive package. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, retirement, life insurance and other benefits to eligible employees.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, production, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company\'s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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