Structured Finance Paralegal
Latham & Watkins
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Assisting partners, counsel and associates with structured finance and securitisation transactions
- Drafting and reviewing transaction documents, ancillary documents, corporate resolutions, conditions precedents and legal opinions
- Fielding requests from clients and transaction parties
- Supporting with the signing and closing process
- Proofreading and assisting with document preparation and drafting
- Processing amendments to agreements and contracts
- Maintaining files for various types of transactions and wider team projects
- Assisting with transaction signing and closings
- Requesting and reviewing searches for legal opinions
- Assembling and distributing post-closing documentation
- Preparing government filings
Requirements
- A Law undergraduate degree (or non-law undergraduate degree plus GDL)
- The LPC
- Structured finance paralegal experience from a Global Law Firm
- Excellent organisational and project management skills (including ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously)
- High level of attention to detail
- Excellent ability to multitask
- Strong IT skills: MS word, Excel, PDF, email and use of online resources
Benefits
- Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
- A pension plan
- Wellness programs
- Employee discounts
- Global Affinity Groups programming
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
structured financesecuritisationdrafting transaction documentsreviewing transaction documentsproofreadingdocument preparationamendments to agreementsgovernment filings
Soft Skills
organisational skillsproject management skillsattention to detailmultitasking
Certifications
Law undergraduate degreeGDLLPC