Paralegal (New York)

Senior Paralegal – General Practice in the New York office downtown.

Responsibilities

• Assist lawyers on client matters, especially those matters requiring higher-level support.
• Support lawyers throughout the full-life cycle of corporate transactions, including capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings.
• Assist with the formation, maintenance and dissolution of corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and other types of business entities.
• Assist lawyers with the drafting, preparation and filing of registration statements and other SEC filings.
• Assist with EDGAR and UCC searches; ordering good standing certificates; updating of corporate governance documents; due diligence reviews; and preparation of stock certificates.
• Handle various routine and administrative matters.
• Additional responsibilities and special projects may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge and expertise throughout the corporate transaction process.
• Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; an ability to work effectively with a wide range of lawyers and professional staff and a commitment to responsiveness.
• Superior judgment and demonstrated ability to handle confidential information and sensitive matters with professionalism and diplomacy.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and generate quality work product in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to collaborate with and mentor junior paralegals.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, Westlaw, Intelligize, Bloomberg Law and Adobe.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Five years prior paralegal working experience in-house or with a law firm required.
• New York State notary public license preferred.
• Prior leadership experience preferred.

Required Skills

• Thorough knowledge and expertise throughout the corporate transaction process.
• Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; an ability to work effectively with a wide range of lawyers and professional staff and a commitment to responsiveness.
• Superior judgment and demonstrated ability to handle confidential information and sensitive matters with professionalism and diplomacy.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and generate quality work product in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, Westlaw, Intelligize, Bloomberg Law and Adobe.

Preferred Skills

• Ability to collaborate with and mentor junior paralegals.
• New York State notary public license preferred.
• Prior leadership experience preferred.