Job Summary:
NewEdge Capital Group is looking for an experienced and motivated Paralegal to join its collegial and collaborative legal team. You will play an integral role in supporting NewEdge and its subsidiaries in achieving their business objectives and ensuring all legal and regulatory obligations are met. The Paralegal will assist and provide a range of legal support and administrative duties as directed by the General Counsel.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in drafting and editing legal documents such as contracts, pleadings, transactional documents, and corporate board consents for review and use by the legal team
- Experience working with database management software/project tracking tools
- Manager responding to subpoenas and gathering associated documentation
- Assist in maintaining corporate contracts and facilitating execution of new contracts
- Coordinate requests and communications among multiple parties, both internal and external
- Support corporate records retention and maintenance
- Assist with vendor due diligence requests by coordinating communications and preparing written responses
- Prepare responses to requests for information from various external sources
- Compile, proofread, fact-check and edit drafts of legal and compliance documents
- Administrative assistance, including email and letter preparation, filing, receiving and sending mail, organization of office, scheduling meetings
- Ability to thrive in very fast paced legal department, handling many different projects at the same time
- Other similar or related duties which may not be specifically included within this position
Skills & Qualifications:
- 2 Year / Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies or related field required.
- 4 Year / Bachelors Degree in Paralegal Studies or related field preferred.
- 3 years of experience as a paralegal in a law firm or corporate environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in document editing and document management software, including Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe.
- Proficient in Monday.com, Salesforce or other project management programs
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Understanding of legal language and principles, research methods, court pleadings and processes, and other related matters
- Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to resolve issues efficiently and effectively
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- A proven ability to manage multiple projects, both collaboratively and independently, while producing high-quality work within rigid deadlines
- Being a team player and cooperative among different business units
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, and to exercise discretion and good judgment
- A commitment to quality assurance
