Job: Corporate Transactions Manager 90k

An international law firm headquartered in New York is seeking an experienced corporate legal assistants to join its Legal Support Services department.

Corporate Transactions Managers are billable staff that provide support as integral members of practice teams. Direct contact with clients, partners and outside legal service providers is common. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an entrepreneurial approach, possess a strong sense of ownership and be able to work in an independent manner among a group of high performing professionals.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage efficient and effective processes involving internal and external stakeholders to support client needs.
• Develop and maintain fluency with industry technology, including virtual deal room applications.
• Handle client and local counsel requests from multiple jurisdictions.
• Prepare, revise and maintain formation documents, resolutions, bylaws, organization charts and transaction documents.
• Form, dissolve and withdraw legal entities.
• Prepare SEC filings for EDGAR submission.
• Assist with due diligence reviews, financial printer jobs, and closings; fulfill post-closing responsibilities.
• Monitor industry and sector trends, contribute to practice area knowledge management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or comparable work experience.
• Five years of corporate legal assistant experience.
• Professional manner for client interactions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience developing, mentoring and support junior team members.
• Ability to work overtime and to travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Finance or Mergers & Acquisitions experience, ideally in a law firm.
• Proficiency on a professional level with a foreign language, particularly Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian or Mandarin.