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Paralegal III - M&A Team

Posted May 30
Full Time
On Site
Peoria, Illinois

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure.  Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. 

The Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity exists to join a team of attorneys and paralegals on the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Legal Team within Caterpillar’s Law, Security & Public Policy Division (LSPP).  This team supports all of Caterpillar’s acquisition, divestment, joint venture and venture capital transactions worldwide.

This job provides an opportunity to work with leaders and subject matter experts across the enterprise.

Successful candidates will be process driven, have an interest in the M&A function of LSPP, be able to prioritize multiple projects, and have an interest in gaining experience across a broad range of legal fields.

Job Duties:

The position will support the attorneys with traditional paralegal responsibilities across all areas of the legal functional area. In addition, the M&A paralegal will have the opportunity to engage in special projects and expand their knowledge. This position is a core part of Caterpillar’s M&A process by performing as the due diligence coordinator for all transactions.

This role’s key responsibilities include: supporting M&A attorneys and Corporate Development clients; managing the due diligence process throughout various transactions; managing multiple tasks at once with varying timelines; organizing various meetings across all time zones; coordinating and leading various meetings with large attendance base (50+ attendees); building and enhancing process improvement projects; and maintaining and presenting training materials to members across the enterprise.

Legal support and projects will be assigned according to the complexity of the work and by the prior experiences of the candidates on the team.  The legal work performed by the team’s paralegal is under the direction of attorneys.  

The candidate will have an opportunity to learn about LSPP, get involved in projects, and lead tasks as needed by the team.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Four (4) year university or college degree.
  • Paralegal Certificate (not required if have 2 year degree in Paralegal Studies).
  • 8+ years' of job related experience.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Top Candidates will also have:

  • Strong interpersonal, decision making and collaboration skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong Microsoft 365 skills (including but not limited to: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint).
  • Ability to use established processes to complete job tasks and recommend process improvements/solutions.
  • Ability to start, control/conclude complex job tasks and prioritize workload.

Position to be located in Irving, Texas or Peoria, Illinois.

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information:

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers .

Employee benefit details:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) and potential for a yearly performance bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final details

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

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Relocation is available for this position.

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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