Entry Corporate Paralegal

Ropes & Gray • Chicago, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

About Ropes & Gray Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years - rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms. The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring. Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer. Overview This job posting represents the Entry Level Registered Funds Paralegal across our offices. While many of the essential capabilities and responsibilities are similar for all entry registered funds paralegals, essential functions may differ based on workflow and location.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree from a top-ranked institution.
• The position will involve significant contact with lawyers and paralegals at the Firm and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• The candidate must be a demonstrated self-starter who is both highly organized and a team player.
• In order for your application to be reviewed, please submit a cover letter.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience utilizing Adobe Acrobat a plus.

Responsibilities

• Able to maintain strict confidentiality of the firm's internal and personnel affairs and client information.
• Understands ethics of position including ethical rules in regards to confidentiality, billing, and client representation and advocacy.
• Able to interact effectively and professionally with clients and all levels of personnel, including attorneys, co-workers, management and support staff.
• Able to own professional development by seeking out feedback and learning new skills.
• Able to embrace new processes and incorporate new technology to meet client demands as they evolve.
• Must be flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities; able to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple, detailed tasks.
• Must be team-oriented and able to share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties.
• Able to plan, organize and complete multiple related tasks.
• Able to exert influence at all levels of the organization.
• Able to problem solve and work with minimal supervision.
• Able to anticipate problems and issues and exercise independent judgment for resolution.
• Must deliver high quality work product and display ownership, having the ability to follow up and follow through.
• Must possess the ability to work independently, as well as on teams, in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to effectively work in a multi-office environment and a culturally and educationally diverse environment.
• Must be flexible in accommodating finite Secondment opportunities with the Firm's clients.
• Some lifting of boxes up to 20 pounds.
• Flexibility to travel on short notice and work overtime as needed, including nights and weekends.
• Track, maintain and help to coordinate paper and electronic document collections, reviews and productions, and client flies, including corporate minute books, board books and stock records.
• Calendar and maintain deadline-driven documents and filings.
• Create, implement and maintain case files and workroom organizational systems.
• Assist with the organization and maintenance of corporate closing and data rooms, whether physical or electronic.
• Prepare for and attend client and deal team meetings and presentations.
• Assists with the drafting of various regulatory and organizational fund documents such as registration statements, shareholder reports, and annual disclosure updates by creating prospectus or statement of additional information shells, risk matrices, or ancillary documents to accompany filings (facing sheets, Part Cs, etc.)
• Assists with the filing of various regulatory and organizational fund documents, including review of printer proofs in a systematic way to include comparison against source documents, checks for comment incorporation, and review of table of contents, series/class identifiers, and section references.
• Draft and process legal response letters in connection with audit requests in compliance with established firm policy and procedure.
• Assists with fund launches and mergers and drafts initial formation documents and certificates based on previous models.
• Participates in the drafting, editing and preparation of board meeting agendas, minutes and compilation of board materials.
• Conducts research using the EDGAR database via the sec.gov general search engine and alternative search programs.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the Legal Services Managers, Paralegal Coordinators, attorneys and senior paralegals.
• Comply with department and firm administrative procedures, policies and best practices.
• General working knowledge of Microsoft office programs including MS Word and Excel needed.
• Responsible for billing a minimum of 1600 hours of client-related projects and other credited work, pro-rated based on start date.
• Communicate, correspond and interact with clients and outside entities, such as government agencies, corporations and other law firms to gather information or data.
• Complies with department and firm administrative procedures and requirements including weekly and monthly deadlines for submitting time sheets, time entries, status reports and availability updates.

Benefits

• Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members.
• The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees