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Paralegal Job Description Baker & McKenzie LLP seeks a paralegal for the Executive Compensation practice to be based in Chicago, California (San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles) or New York.    Key Responsibilities Assist attorneys with client matters related to U.S. and global executive compensation, equity incentive (e.g., stock option, ESPP and RSUs) and other incentive arrangements, involving:

• Prepare various securities, tax, currency control and other filings/ruling applications to ensure compliance for compensation arrangements around the world, including U.S. blue sky filings.
• Correspondence with Baker McKenzie offices and correspondent law firms around the world to assist with submission of filings and providing advice on compensation arrangements.
• Manage filing calendars for larger clients with multiple filings throughout the year and proactively correspond with clients to complete necessary filings.
• Draft and prepare other correspondence, memoranda, charts, etc. for clients in relation to global compensation arrangements, and manage global surveys.
• Assist with corporate transactions affecting compensation arrangements, such as M&As, spin-offs, divestitures, IPOs and other transactions.
• Contribute to the identification of innovative services and methods to assist in achieving efficiencies and continual process improvement.

  Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Paralegal Certificate from an ABA approved program preferred.
• Working experience in global law firm, ideally with executive or equity compensation, global employment or corporate reorganization experience (or other multi-jurisdictional practice area).
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and online research tools.
• Excellent writing and organization skills – takes responsibility for projects, and used to balancing work priorities and managing deadlines.
• Good decision-making, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work individually and within a team of various experience levels in a fast-paced environment.
• Keen to develop and use initiative.