Paralegal - Structured Transactions

Morgan Lewis•Washington, DC

11d•$62,000 - $107,825•Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking to hire a Paralegal for the Structured Transactions Practice Group. This role will report to the group’s Manager of Legal Practice Support. This position will reside in the Washington, D.C or New York office with a hybrid in-office/remote working schedule.

Requirements

Qualified candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
This job requires the following hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Flexibility with overtime required.
This job may require occasional travel.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel), as well as PDF software
Excellent oral and written communication skills in a professional environment to interact effectively with clients.
Strict attention to detail for document review and preparation.
Ability to multi-task a variety of assignments concurrently while under time constraints.
Self-starter who will take ownership of projects but always remain a team player.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business and professional publications, prepare business correspondence, effectively present information to groups of employees, and respond to questions from employees, managers, clients and vendors
Advanced arithmetic skills (compute rate, ratio, percent; able to draw and interpret graphs and charts)
Ability to solve practical problems, dealing with a variety of variables where little standardization exists
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw conclusions

Responsibilities

Drafting legal agreements and transaction documentation
Managing deal closings and taking responsibility of all closing mechanics
Frequent communication with many high-profile clients and third parties
Liaising with corporate service companies to place various corporate orders
Drafting officer certificates, resolutions and incumbency certificates
Preparing and reviewing SEC filings, UCC financing statements/amendments, and specimen securities
Compiling and distributing final deal documentation
Post-closing responsibilities such as assembling closing sets consisting of all transaction documents and opinions

Benefits

Morgan Lewis offers attractive benefits and competitive salaries.
Our compensation structure rewards exceptional performance and recognizes the talent and experience that our people gain with each year of service.
We are committed to offering the best and most comprehensive benefits including:
Medical coverage, with a variety of plans
Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
Domestic partner coverage
Parental leave
Vacation and holiday leave
Life and accident insurance
Income protection, including sick leave, salary continuation, and long term disability