Manager, Corporate Finance and Transactions Paralegal
Sallie Mae•Sterling, VA
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Manager, Corporate Finance & Transactions Paralegal will be responsible for managing the day-to-day paralegal operations and providing crucial support to the Corporate Finance, Corporate Reporting and Commercial and Affiliate Transactions teams within the Legal Department. This role requires comfort managing multiple deadlines, coordinating across teams, and maintaining high levels of accuracy in documentation. This role can be located in our Newark, DE office or our Sterling, VA office with a planned move to Arlington, VA in Fall 2026.
Requirements
- Solid understanding of legal principles, processes, and procedures across various practice areas.
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Discretion and demonstrated ability to properly manage and handle confidential and/or material non-public information.
- Proficiency in document and transaction management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Detail-oriented and able to maintain accuracy while handling multiple tasks, including the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in paralegal studies, legal studies, or a related field.
- 5 - 10 years of corporate paralegal experience.
- Experience with capital markets, securitization, or financial services.
- Six sigma certification.
Responsibilities
- Assist attorneys in drafting, reviewing, and organizing transactional documents, contracts, and agreements.
- Assist attorneys through all phases of transactions (inception → closing → post-closing).
- Support SEC filings, assisting with 10-K’s, 10-Q’s, 8-K’s, prospectuses, registration statements and other disclosure documents.
- Support loan sales and asset-backed securitizations, warehouse facilities, and other finance transactions.
- Assist attorneys in drafting and managing commercial contracts, amendments, and templates.
- Develop and maintain an efficient system for organizing and managing accurate and audit-ready legal documents, contracts, closing checklists, trackers, and deal documentation sets.
- Support the tracking of deliverables, deadlines, and dependencies to ensure the timely and efficient execution of transactional documents.
- Coordinate and manage legal projects, ensuring timely completion and adherence to project objectives, including the ability to support multiple concurrent deals.
- Support effective control design, testing, and implementation for the teams and the broader Legal Department.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather necessary information, track progress, and facilitate project collaboration.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed
- Support for financial-well-being and retirement
- 401k with employer match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more
- Employer paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
- Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs
- Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)
- Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives
- Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs
- Career development and training opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
