Public and Institutional Banking Paralegal

Chicago, IL

The Chicago office of a premier national law firm is seeking an experienced transactional paralegal to join its fast-paced, finance focused practice in the Public and Institutional Banking & Finance group. The Firm seeks a bright, hard-working candidate with strong communication skills, excellent attention to detail, and at least 4-5 years of prior transactional paralegal/paraprofessional experience in a law firm or legal department setting.

The successful candidate must be able to interact with co-workers and clients in a professional, approachable manner, be independent, motivated and embrace ownership of day-to-day responsibilities.

The work will include the following tasks among other responsibilities:

• Drafting and assembling municipal bond and bank documents.
• Drafting amendments under supervision of attorneys.
• Ordering, reviewing, and summarizing UCC lien search reports and preparing UCC filings.
• Communicating with attorneys, clients, and other relevant parties on active matters as necessary to resolve issues and keep projects on track.

The ideal candidate will have excellent document production skills (typing, spelling, grammar and punctuation) and time management skills, as well as strong interpersonal, analytical, research and writing skills. Demonstrated ability to use Word, Excel, document management and redlining applications and time keeping programs is a must. Commitment to client service and the ability to work independently are critical, as is the ability to handle fast-paced transactions while juggling requests from multiple sources. The successful candidate will project professional presence, demonstrate flexibility in work assignments and be willing to accept constructive feedback. Public finance or prior banking experience a plus.