Sobre esta vaga de Paralegal na Ares Management
Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.
Job Description
Ares is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Paralegal in our Los Angeles office. The Paralegal will work closely with attorneys and senior paralegals. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Ares is a flexible and dynamic organization. The firm fosters a culture of collaboration, entrepreneurialism, integrity and partnership, both internally amongst colleagues and externally amongst clients and other stakeholders. The Ares team operates with a growth mindset, communicates transparently and cultivates a high-performance and results-oriented environment.
Primary Functions and Responsibilities
The Paralegal will be charged with facilitating the efficient functioning of the Legal team to enable the timely delivery of high-quality legal services to investment professionals and other functional groups (finance/accounting, investor relations, compliance, etc.) in Los Angeles, New York and Europe.
Critical tasks include:
Review and advise on non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) terms, both receiving-side and sharing-side.
Prepare and negotiate joinders to NDAs.
Coordinate workflow with external counsel for high volume of NDAs.
Review and negotiate non-reliance letters and access letters.
Assist with consulting agreement workflow.
Collaborate with Compliance team to clear conflicts on investment opportunities.
Assist with corporate, regulatory and other filings.
Assist with improving standard forms / precedents and processes.
Assist with knowledge management relating to a variety of data relevant to legal workflows.
Assist with entity management process, including entity formations, dissolutions, governmental filings and regulatory compliance.
Assist with director and officer documentation at entities, including resolutions and incumbency certificates.
Validate and enrich entity information in the firmwide entity database.
Prepare entity structure charts.
Review and allocate entity maintenance invoices.
Assist with new entity and fund onboarding and account openings.
Ensure our legal records are highly organized and complete so documents are easily accessible to users when needed.
Assist with inbound Know Your Customer, Anti-Money Laundering and other legal/regulatory information requests.
Education/Certification
Bachelor’s degree required.
Paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program or equivalent qualification required.
Notary public preferred.
Experience
3-5 years of corporate paralegal or related legal experience
Substantive experience working within a regulated industry, at a law firm or in an in-house legal department is required. A background in financial services is preferred.
Requirements
Skilled with Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Office Suite and other MS Office software products.
Experience with GEMS or other entity data management or analytics software is a plus.
Experience with DealCloud or other deal pipeline management software is a plus.
Experience with Asana or other workflow management software is a plus.
Outstanding organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong time-management and prioritization skills. Able to successfully manage multiple priorities and competing demands.
Thrives working autonomously in a dynamic, collaborative and fast-paced environment—demonstrating flexibility, resiliency and proactivity.
Exhibits excellent judgment—knows when to elevate issues and ask questions.
Eager to learn, improve and develop new legal-related skills.
Builds on successes. Owns mistakes and seeks to learn from them.
Attention to detail. Pride of authorship.
A visual/design aesthetic appreciated to help elevate the team’s work product.
Appreciation for process design, implementation and improvement.
Reporting Relationships
Counsel, Securities & Corporate Governance, Real EstateCompensation
The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.
$100,000 - $120,000
The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.
Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.
There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.
