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The Associate, Paralegal position supports the global transaction legal group in connection with deal engagement, documentation and closing support duties.

Job Responsibilities/Essential Job Functions

• Serves as primary support to company’s global transactional legal team.
• Responsible for the drafting and markup of non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements for attorney signoff.
• Assists in the execution of deal closings, including exhibits, deliverables, signatures, etc.
• Inputs attorney-requested changes to deal agreements and other legal documents.
• Prepares ancillary deal documents for attorney review.
• Conducts deal related diligence, including bankruptcy dockets, UCC searches, etc.
• Maintains “form” bank of prior agreements and pleadings.
• Prepares bankruptcy declarations for filing in chapter 11 cases.
• Processes daily conflict checks for new appraisals through Intapp “Open” system.
• Prepares conflict disclosures for inclusion in appraisals, non-disclosure agreements, and bankruptcy declarations.
• Manages the compilation of the company’s responses to “audit” inquiries from appraisal clients.
• Reviews requested changes to standard appraisal engagement letters.
• Issues and reviews other appraisal related legal documents such as non-reliance and hold harmless letters.
• May perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Education, Experience

Bachelor's degree, three or more years of extensive deal and bankruptcy related experience in a corporate restructuring or merger and acquisition practice; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

The role requires a self-motivated individual with exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, strong attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, good business acumen and command of the technical details and legal terminology related to deal and bankruptcy work.