Paralegal - General Practice

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 LLP seeks a General Practice Paralegal to work closely with lawyers and clients across multiple practice areas including Capital Markets, M&A, and Real Estate. The role emphasizes project management, document preparation, and due diligence support in a fast-paced setting.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree with beneficial language skills (Spanish/Portuguese) and the ability to manage multiple priorities with initiative.

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.

Responsibilities

• Project management of capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings transactions.
• Assist with special projects supporting the Firm’s practice development, knowledge management and business development initiatives.
• Conduct precedent research and analysis utilizing internal and external resources, as directed by supervising lawyers.
• Search for and review due diligence materials.
• Assist with pre-closings and closings.
• Assembling electronic closing documents.
• Proofreading a variety of documents, including offering documents, translations, mark‑ups and drafting.
• Assist with corporate filings, UCC searches, and SEC filings.
• Notarizing documents.

Skills

Legal knowledge

Communication

Organization

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Summary

General Practice Paralegals work very closely with each other and with the Firm’s lawyers and clients, depending on the needs of each particular transaction. Within the General Practice group, paralegals are assigned work in the following practice specialty areas: Capital Markets, Financial Institutions, Intellectual Property - Transactional, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sovereign Issuers, Commercial Real Estate, and Restructuring.

Summary

General Practice Paralegals work very closely with each other and with the Firm’s lawyers and clients, depending on the needs of each particular transaction. Within the General Practice group, paralegals are assigned work in the following practice specialty areas: Capital Markets, Financial Institutions, Intellectual Property - Transactional, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sovereign Issuers, Commercial Real Estate, and Restructuring.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Project management of capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings transactions
• Assist with special projects supporting the Firm’s practice development, knowledge management and business development initiatives
• Conduct precedent research and analysis utilizing internal and external resources, as directed by supervising lawyers
• Search for and review due diligence materials
• Assist with pre-closings and closings
• Assembling electronic closing documents
• Proofreading a variety of documents, including offering documents, translations, mark‑ups and drafting
• Assist with corporate filings, UCC searches, and SEC filings
• Notarizing documents

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.
• Language skills are beneficial, specifically Spanish and Portuguese

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.

APPLICATION

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 .