Overview
A full-service law firm specializing in complex corporate, litigation, executive compensation, and private wealth matters is seeking a highly organized, tech-savvy Legal Assistant/Paralegal. The firm focuses on both economic and legal aspects of cases and serves founders, senior executives, ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), and their related businesses.
This position supports a high-volume transactional aviation practice and is ideal for candidates who thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy precision-driven deal work.
Responsibilities
- Format, revise, and finalize complex transactional documents using Microsoft Word
- Break apart and organize appended and ancillary documents
- Manage document execution processes including signature pages, execution versions, and closing sets
- Manipulate PDFs using Adobe Acrobat (merge, split, bookmark, redact, convert)
- Convert and prepare clean, execution-ready documents
- Organize files in document storage systems such as SharePoint and NetDocuments
- Track deal flow and maintain structured transaction records
- Ensure high responsiveness to ongoing deal activity
Requirements
- Advanced Microsoft Word skills, including styles, formatting, and document structuring
- Strong proficiency with Adobe Acrobat
- Experience supporting asset finance, aviation, banking, or similar practices preferred
- Familiarity with document management systems, especially SharePoint and NetDocuments
- Ability to manage multiple active transactions simultaneously
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong sense of urgency and responsiveness
- Comfortable working alongside AI tools and workflow
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in high-performance law firm environments
- Technically proficient and process-driven
- Ability to remain calm under deadline pressure
- Highly reliable and structured work approach
- Ability to anticipate document needs in fast-moving transactions
Compensation & Benefits
- Position type: Independent Contractor
- 100% remote work
Location
This role involves supporting a senior finance partner with experience in elite global markets, operating within a sophisticated and international transactional practice focused on complex asset finance deals.