Corporate Paralegal, Anti-Money Laundering

New York, NY or Roseland, NJ

Summary 
Previous experience in AML compliance, financial services, banking, or in a law firm specializing in financial crimes and regulatory compliance is preferred. Familiarity with KYC (Know Your Customer) and CIP (Customer Identification Program) is an added advantage. Familiarity with Fund Formation and structuring a plus.

What You Will Do
This position will sit in the firm’s Roseland, NJ or New York, NY offices and currently offers a hybrid work opportunity. Working with Investment Management attorneys and the Administrative Director and Paralegal Manager, assisting with:

Essential Job Requirements

Corporate/Investment Management

• Perform corporate-related duties including, but not limited to, entity formations, amendments, and dissolutions; drafting initial governance documents; obtaining EINs; and tracking subscription agreements (as needed).
• Conduct due diligence, including reviewing and summarizing contracts, agreements, and corporate records (as needed).
• Order and distribute certified copies, good standing certificates, and other necessary documents.
• Analyze constitutive documentation for various legal entity types to prepare fund structure charts using Visio and PowerPoint.
• Manage and submit time entries in compliance with firm standards.

AML/KYC Onboardings

• Review, analyze and summarize constitutive and offering documents for various legal entity types in multiple jurisdictions.
• Analyze client data and prepare reports, summaries, matrices, and/or databases to catalogue client information for internal and external consumption (e.g., internal trackers and matrices and shared data sites including SharePoint, Markit, Onboarding Accelerator, Smartsheet etc.
• Prepare and deliver standard KYC documentation to financial institution counterparties including but not limited to: Customer Identification Program Questionnaires, FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Rule Customer Due Diligence Questionnaires, Sanctions, and Account Onboarding forms, AML Comfort/Reliance Letters, Wolfsberg Questionnaires, and other AML documents, tax forms and certifications to various counterparties in connection with account opening, legal agreement negotiation, existing account refresh and client deals/transactions. Direct contact with clients, counterparties, and attorneys is required.
• Additional projects as designated by the AML team leader.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college is preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of paralegal experience in AML, Corporate law or banking is a plus.
• ACAMS Certification(s) a plus.
• Strong project management skills, including ability to multi-task, work well under pressure, and balance multiple competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills required. Responsiveness is essential.
• Ability to exhibit flexibility and work both independently as well as part of our team, in a fast-paced environment, is critical. Must be able to adapt to shifting client needs.
• Ability to work under intense pressure is critical and essential.
• Ability to respond to priority tasks outside of standard working hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed.
• Demonstrates flexibility with work schedule, including variable start and end times based on business needs and at times without prior notice.

Compensation: $85,000.00-$100,000.00, plus overtime and bonus.

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