Senior Paralegal-Private Credit & Leveraged Finance

New York, NY

Summary

A premier, global law firm seeks a Senior Paralegal to assist attorneys in all aspects of the Private Credit & Leveraged Finance group’s transactional practice.

Responsibilities

Due Diligence

• Assisting in determining where to search for UCC statements, federal/state tax liens, bankruptcy filings, federal/local litigation and judgments, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, vessels and aircrafts
• Obtaining search cost estimates and drafting third party billing letters
• Reviewing search results and providing summary charting of UCC statements, liens and intellectual property, identifying issues or concerns relevant to the transaction
• Ordering domestic and foreign good standing certificates and certified copies of corporate documents and conducting corporate status searches of entities
• Reviewing corporate documents to confirm entity’s true legal name, good standing and authority to enter financial transactions and signing authority; assisting with formation of new entities

Transaction Pre-Closing, Closing, and Post-Close

• Drafting and distributing Perfection Certificate
• Assisting in determining where to file UCC financing statements to perfect security interests
• Preparing and filing documents such as UCC financing statements and/or related amendment statements, lien holder change forms for motor vehicle titles, and intellectual property filings
• Preparing initial drafts of various ancillary documents, exhibits, schedules and other boilerplate documents as well as signature page packets, as requested
• Reviewing certain borrower’s schedules for accuracy
• Reviewing stock/membership certificates and powers to confirm proper ownership is being reflected and transferred
• Working with the paralegal for borrower’s counsel in obtaining outstanding lien searches, certificates, charters, executed signature pages, etc.
• Compiling, preparing and distributing original collateral documents and/or signature pages to applicable lenders
• Ordering post-closing UCC searches to confirm filings

Loan Payoffs

• Preparing payoff letters and applicable schedules
• Drafting termination documents (UCC, intellectual property, DACAs, landlord waivers, key man insurance, etc.)
• Coordinating return of original possessory collateral
• Compiling and finalizing documents for payoff closing

Collateral Reviews

• Reviewing files for accuracy and completion
• Reviewing documentation for new matters on deals originally documented at other firms

Miscellaneous

• Credit Agreement definitions and section reference checks
• Preparing conformed copies of Credit Agreements
• Performing document comparison with redline software
• Assisting in maintaining and searching records, document management and knowledge management platforms

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience and training; finance background is a plus
• Seven or more years of corporate experience in an AmLaw 100 firm or related industry
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to quickly and proactively identify and analyze problems, develop solutions and deliver results
• Ability to work well under pressure in a team environment and handle multiple tasks efficiently
• Availability to work considerable overtime when required, including evenings and weekends
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as the ability to learn new software and applications
• This position requires physical presence in the firm’s offices on a regular basis (at least three days per week, or more as business needs require)

Compensation: $130,000.00-$190,000.00, plus overtime and bonus

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