Junior Paralegal

Bft Junior ParalegalThe Business, Finance, & Tax Team represents business clients in all aspects of corporate, mergers & acquisitions, securities, real estate, financing, technology, aviation, wealth reservation and tax matters.The BFT Junior Paralegal for BFT team is responsible to collaborate closely and provide legal support to attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants.ResponsibilitiesPrepare and submit of matter opening forms.Process conflict checks and prepare engagement letters.Create closing binders using Litera and save on PDF and paper if requested.Type, proofread, format, and edit correspondence, pleadings, memoranda, agreements, and other legal documents under time-sensitive deadlines.Scan, save, and file documents from clients, other external sources, internal sources into iManage.Prepare expense reimbursements.Interact with attorneys and staff to gather necessary information to assist in the file opening process.Provide support to legal assistants, paralegals, and attorneys.Work on other tasks as assigned.Education, Experience, SkillsAssociate degree in related area.At least three years of experience as a junior Paralegal in the area of commercial real estate.Working experience doing conflict checks and engagement letters, preparing closing binders.Knowledge of legal real estate terminology.Working experience with Word, PDF Docs, Adobe Pro, LiteraExcellent verbal and writing communication skills.Proficiency in proofreading legal documents, redlining documents, saving different versions of documents into Imanage.Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.Advance knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems.Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and PDF Docs, Adobe ProExperience in Litera preferred.Detail oriented.Excellent organizational and follow up skills.