Paralegal II - Finance

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.

About the Role

The Paralegal II is an integral part of Latham's Finance team and will be responsible for performing legal tasks, working on legal projects, and providing various support functions to supervisors in the finance department, and other departments on occasion, while ordering Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) lien searches, including obtaining documents and certificates from local or federal courts and state agencies. This role will be located in our Chicago office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Ordering UCC lien searches, including obtaining documents and certificates from local or federal courts and state agencies

• Reviewing, analyzing, and summarizing UCC lien search results, and creating a summary chart in the firm database

• Assisting attorneys and other paralegals with due diligence including reviewing and retrieving of data room documents

• Setting up and preparing the electronic share folder for closing

• Ordering / requesting from vendors articles of organization and incorporation and corporate and tax certificates of good standing in appropriate jurisdictions, helping to resolve issues

• Maintaining the integrity of the transactional documents generated throughout the duration of a transaction

• Drafting forms, letters, or other legal documents

• Anticipating typical work for a transaction, and working with supervisors to ensure all aspects are addressed

• Demonstrating effective verbal and written communication with clients, outside vendors, and other parties

• Editing basic finance documents such as promissory notes, guaranties, security agreements, consents, and finance statements

• Reviewing appropriate documentation and drafts UCCs (including UCC-1s, amendments and terminations) and fixture filings

• Reviewing payoff documents and/or financing documents for authority to file liens and terminations, and coordinating with service company for filing at closing

• Reviewing closing documents as directed by attorneys (including payoff documents)

• Assisting with closings (including drafting certain documents and signature pages) and updates to the closing checklist as needed and instructed by attorneys

• Assisting with emailing transaction parties executed documents prior to close

• Drafting closing index

• Assembling and indexing closing documents so that final sets can be prepared and distributed

• Preparing routine correspondence with clients and other parties

• Preparing and organizing distribution of closing documents and closing sets

• Coordinating the timely closure of a transaction to comply with Firm policies and procedures

• Creating and maintaining calendars for transactions, and distributing to supervisors and other team members

We'd love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate knowledge of legal concepts and methodologies

• Display knowledge of database applications

• Exhibit well-developed, professional interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm

And have:

• A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent (and signed declaration if located in a California office) or paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program
• A minimum of four (4) years of related law firm experience as a Finance paralegal

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham's comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance

• A generous 401k plan

• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure

• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)

• Professional Development programs

• Employee discounts

• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are. Please click here to review your rights under U.S. employment laws. #LI-JN1 #MidSenior

Pay Range

USD $85,000.00 - USD $100,000.00 /Yr.