Paralegal

3 weeks ago

Minneapolis, United States Ballard Spahr LLP Full time
Department: Business and Transactions

About Us:

Ballard Spahr is a renowned national law firm with 600 lawyers and more than 500 business professionals and paralegals across 15 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, and friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth.

We are seeking a corporate paralegal who will support our lawyers in financial services mergers and acquisitions and financing areas and provide the highest quality of legal assistance to our clients. Come and work for a firm that received 26 National Tier One rankings in the 2024 Best Law Firms report and has been named Law Firm of the Year in Media Law, the only law firm in the country to receive that accolade. The lawyers in M&A represent buyers and sellers of all sizes, ranging from small, privately held companies to multinational public companies and private equity funds in transactions that span the lower-middle and middle markets to multi-billion dollar mergers.

As a paralegal, you will assume responsibility with minimal supervision, and exercise initiative and judgment to make decisions within the scope of your assigned authority. You will have the ability to work individually and as part of a team and practice collaboration with firm employees across all offices.

Why Join Us?

Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm's executive leadership.

Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.

Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that significantly affect legal practice and client service.

Your Role:

As a Paralegal within our Business and Transactions Department your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Preparing closing documentation, including drafting, organizing, proofreading and assembling documents.

  • Preparing mergers and acquisitions documents, general corporate documents, including corporate approvals, and financing documents.

  • Preparing applications to state and federal regulators.

  • Conducting, organizing, reviewing and summarizing due diligence documents, including preparation of due diligence checklists, coordinating and tracking receipt of due diligence documents and preparation of disclosure schedules and related documents.

  • Preparing closing checklist and tracking closing related items.

  • Researching industry databases and applicable law.

  • Traveling to client sites as needed.

What We're Looking For:

  • Energetic, detail-oriented individuals who are able to manage multiple priorities and understand the cycle of a transaction.

  • Proactive self-starters with demonstrated experience maintaining high quality work products in a fast-paced environment and within time constraints.

  • Strong writing and proofreading skills, oral communication skills, research, organizational and interpersonal skills.

  • A proven track record in preparing project schedules and monitoring deadlines and deliverables from various project parties.

Required Experience:

Four-year college degree and prior experience as a paralegal; paralegal certificate preferred. Significant relevant work experience may be substituted for a college degree. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, document management systems, and Kofax are required. Must be able to work overtime and travel to client and/or trial sites, as needed.

Ready to Grow with Us?

If you are ready to play a vital role in the Firm's success, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our commitment to excellence.

Ballard Spahr is committed to increasing diversity in the legal profession and to supporting the communities where we live and work. People from all backgrounds are valued and integrated into every part of the firm. Diverse candidates including women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, and individuals with a disability are encouraged to apply.

The firm is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position.

Ballard Spahr is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a culturally diverse environment. The firm encourages applications from a diverse pool of candidates, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, handicap or disability, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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