Associate I, Junior Paralegal

NEW YORK

With a legacy as a pioneer in the ALSP market, Factor leads the next evolution in legal services through AI-integrated contracting.

Factor is the market leader in Integrated Law™, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale.

Factor works alongside corporate legal departments to solve for the ever-increasing demands and complexity of transactional legal work. Our "do while transforming, transform while doing" approach combines specialist expertise, AI-powered solutions, and business process knowledge to deliver better performance, better business and legal outcomes, and a transformed contracting experience.

Our clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies and large technology firms.

We believe that the more diverse our team becomes — in backgrounds, skills, experiences, and perspectives — the higher our creative potential as a company. We are dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive.

We are comprised of more than 300 lawyers, legal specialists, technologists, and process consultants across Europe and North America – Join us!

THE ROLE: 

We’re looking for a junior corporate paralegal to work alongside a team of like-minded high-performing individuals, working on engagements for large Global clients.

This is a permanent, full time opportunity to join our New York Legal Entity Management team dedicated to providing support to our clients. As a member of our team, you’ll be responsible for providing company secretarial support.

The role may encompass the opportunity to take on, among other things, the following key responsibilities:

RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Database administration, such as maintaining corporate records and certifications

·       Billing

·       Supporting the application of corporate procedures and record retention related to governance matters and internal procedures

·       Procuring items for compliance, KYC, and AML requests

This is a very exciting and unique opportunity to build a career locally but operate globally. If you believe in being a team player, can collaborate and communicate well with technical and non-technical audiences while bringing a result-driven, focused, high energy, confident, curious, quirky, and most of all fun sense of self, then this is the place for you

QUALIFICATIONS:

You are adaptable, authentic, accountable, and values-driven. You’re a team player who exhibits personal leadership and leaves things better than you found them. We’re looking for someone who always gives their best and inspires others to do the same.

In addition to the above, here are the required skills, knowledge, capabilities, and education for this role:

• Undergraduate degree
• A minimum of 6 months company secretarial, paralegal, or Compliance/Regulatory experience
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good commercial awareness, working directly with business managers
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

• Familiarity with Blueprint Company Secretarial Software
• Experience working within the financial services sector
• Paralegal certification
• Exposure to Pan-European investment structures
• Knowledge of US regulatory environment.

• Chance to develop your career in an international, innovative company providing legal services to top brands worldwide; 
• Opportunity to join an industry-leading executive team and over 400 lawyers, contract experts, technologists, and process consultants; 
• Inclusive and nurturing work environment, where everyone's contributions are valued; 
• Comfortable working hours with respect for work-life balance; 
• Flexible working model  
• Anniversary gift 

The anticipated salary range for this role is $78,000 - $101,000.  The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire.  This anticipated range excludes the value of any potential incentive bonus and the value of any benefits offered. 

Additional Information

As a member of an ISO Compliant center, the candidate will be required to follow the policies and procedures on Information Security Management System in place at the Center of Excellence and globally at Factor. As a member of the Factor team, the applicant will have access to various company and client assets and will be required to maintain the level of security as identified for each asset.

Factor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For more, visit: factor.law

Salary : $78,000 - $101,000