Senior Corporate Paralegal Private Equity Fund Formation

Sr. Corporate Paralegal-Private Equity Fund Formation New York, NY and Washington, D.C. Summary The Sr. Corporate Paralegal will assist attorneys with their responsibilities and assignments in connection with the representation of their clients by handling day-to-day transaction management. Primary Responsibilities and/or Essential Functions • Assist with fund formation. • Maintain internal database of investor information. • Analyze and review subscription agreements and side letters. • Review and draft agreements and consents related to limited partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. • Assist with entity formation, including corporate name availability and reservation, assist with drafting of corporate organizational documents, assist with corporate records maintenance, and prepare foreign qualifications, dissolutions and withdrawals. • Assist with multiple transactional closings including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings and strategic investments. • Draft ancillary documents under attorney supervision (e.g., officer's certificates, bylaws, corporate resolutions, stock certificates, collateral receipt letters, etc.). • Proofread and revise principle transaction documents (e.g., Private Placement Memorandum, Operating Agreement, Limited Partnership Agreement, etc.). • Disseminate documentation to clients and to outside parties; work efficiently with firm support services, such as, Reprographics, Document Production and outside couriers. • Create closing checklist and working group list; draft signature pages and assist with preparation of agreements, schedules and exhibits. Proof documents and track the status of document preparation. Incorporate client and outside counsel comments in documents. • Prepare closing files, labels, and folders and assist with the closing. Compile executed documents and save onto internal document management system (DeskSite). • Organize and distribute originally executed agreements to client and outside counsel. Compile and index documents for preparation of closing binder. Assemble and distribute closing binders in a timely fashion. • Assist in training and mentoring less experienced paralegals. • Assist manager and/or coordinator with staffing requests, distribution of workload and development of training programs • Review paralegal time entries and ensure compliance with firm protocols • Any additional responsibilities as required by management Knowledge, Skills