Paralegal

Starwood Capital Group • Greenwich, CT

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About The Position

This role provides crucial support to the legal team across various functions including transaction support, contract administration, regulatory and compliance, outside counsel management, and legal operations. The paralegal will be responsible for organizing and maintaining legal documentation, coordinating processes, assisting with due diligence, managing contracts, and supporting compliance initiatives. Additionally, the role involves managing outside counsel, assisting with litigation efforts, and maintaining legal department resources and technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• 2-5 years of paralegal experience, preferably in-house, at a law firm, or within the real estate, private equity, asset management, or financial services industries.
• Strong understanding of corporate governance and legal documentation.
• Experience supporting complex transactions and managing large volumes of documents.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and legal document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Support legal team on acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
• Organize and maintain transaction documentation and closing files.
• Coordinate signature processes and execution of legal documents.
• Assist with legal due diligence, document review, and data room management.
• Track closing deliverables, post-closing obligations and other key project deadlines.
• Draft, review, and manage routine legal agreements, including, NDAs, service agreements and other operational contracts.
• Maintain contract databases and monitor key dates, renewals, and obligations.
• Support implementation and administration of contract lifecycle management processes.
• Assist with preparation and filing of regulatory and corporate compliance documents.
• Support legal team with compliance initiatives, policies, and training programs.
• Track licensing, registrations, and periodic filing requirements.
• Assist with outside counsel engagement and invoice management.
• Interface with outside counsel on transactions.
• Manage document collection and production efforts.
• Maintain and administer litigation and claims tracking systems.
• Maintain legal department templates, forms, precedent and knowledge management resources.
• Manage electronic and physical legal files.
• Track legal projects and deadlines.
• Assist with implementation and optimization of legal technology solutions.
• Support special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned.
• Assist with legal entity formation and management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level