Paralegal - Financial Institution Group

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Discretionary bonuses

Employee benefits

Job summary

Sullivan & Cromwell seeks a Financial Institution Paralegal to support the firm’s lawyers and clients on banking transactions. The role involves preparing antitrust market analyses, compiling corporate profiles, and performing precedent research under supervision.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree, strong communication, and the ability to multitask under pressure. The firm emphasizes security, compliance, and collaboration across practice areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Prior legal experience is beneficial but not required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational and detail-oriented approach.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to multitask.
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare anti-trust market share analysis during bank mergers.
• Determine market concentrations based on geographic regions.
• Compile corporate profiles for potential targets and acquirers.
• Conduct precedent research and analysis utilizing internal and external resources.
• Pull forms from the Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC.
• Prepare applications to file with government agencies.
• Assist with special projects supporting practice development and business initiatives.

Skills

Market analysis

Legal research

Communication

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Financial Institution Paralegals work very closely with the other General Practice Paralegals and with the Firm’s lawyers and clients, depending on the needs of each particular transaction.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare anti-trust market share analysis during bank mergers and acquisitions.
• Determine market concentrations based on geographic regions.
• Compile corporate profiles for potential targets and acquirers.
• Conduct precedent research and analysis utilizing internal and external resources, as directed by supervising lawyers.
• Pull forms from the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
• Prepare applications to file with government agencies.
• Assist with special projects supporting the Firm’s practice development, knowledge management and business development initiatives

In addition, responsibilities related to maintaining firm and client information are to be adhered to by all employees. This includes complying with the firm’s information security policies, protecting firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of legal/paralegal environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational skills; detail-oriented.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Able to work under pressure and multitask when required.
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Prior legal experience is beneficial but not required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The base salary range offered for this role will be $61,000. When determining a candidate’s compensation offer, elements unique to each person are taken into consideration including but not limited to skill set, experience level, performance, professional certifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the Firm.

The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits. For a more comprehensive list of employee benefits, please visit www.sullcrom.com/employee-benefits .