General Practice Paralegal (German Speaking)
Summary
General Practice Paralegals work very closely 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: Audit Letters, Commodities Futures and Derivatives, Corporate & Finance, Financial Institutions, IP & Technology, Insurance, Investment Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Finance, Real Estate and Restructuring & Bankruptcy. The employee will work for one year in our Frankfurt, Germany office and one year (minimum) in our NY office.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Project management of securities and corporate finance transactions
- Completing precedent searches involving a variety of databases
- Obtaining and organizing due diligence materials from internet sites
- Notarizing documents
- Participating at pre-closings and closings
- Filing/distributing closing documents
- Proofreading a variety of documents, including offering documents, translations, mark-ups and drafting
- UCC searches
- SEC filings
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
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (German and English)
- Strong organization skills; detail orientated
- Knowledge of legal/ paralegal environments
- Strong interpersonal skills
- The ability to work under pressure
- High degree of self-motivation and initiative
Requirements
- Fluency in German is essential. The candidate will be tested thoroughly on their verbal and written skills
- Bachelor's degree with a strong overall GPA
- Sincere interest in living abroad
- 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.
Application
To apply for a paralegal position, please submit a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript. Applicants must include all of the above-mentioned materials in order to be considered for this position. The Firm will only consider candidates that submit completed applications.