Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms, established in 1884 and headquartered in New York. They are seeking a Paralegal to support the Firm’s Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, Litigation, Private Funds, and Real Estate practices, providing a broad variety of tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Maintain well-organized client files and records in compliance with Firm guidelines
- Update document management platforms and databases and categorize documents for efficient accessibility
- Create calendars, manage deadlines and distribute materials as necessary
- Retrieve and prepare materials as needed by legal teams
- Prepare documents for filing and submission, including proofreading, formatting, and compiling exhibits, appendices and trackers
- Arrange filing and service deliveries with appropriate government agencies, courts, and opposing/other parties
- Assist with document collection and production
- Track documents, deliveries and end-to-end project tasks to ensure timely completion
- Conduct research from a variety of resources such as newspapers, magazines, libraries, case documents and trade associations, and internal and external document databases and systems
- Liaise with internal departments and outside vendors
- Collaborate with legal teams on assigned projects to ensure a specific outcome or standard
- Perform other tasks as assigned by legal teams
- Be flexible to adjust hours to meet departmental needs
Skills
- Strong attention to detail, working with appropriate controls to ensure end-to-end project completion and proofreading work product
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Office applications
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and on a team
- Flexibility, time management and ability to prioritize tasks and deadlines
- Critical thinking and solution-oriented mindset
- Present information clearly, concisely and accurately, both verbally and in writing
- Self-starter who can organize, plan and multi-task to complete work activities
- Ability to proofread for contextual, grammatical and spelling errors
- Flexibility to work late and on holidays/weekends, and travel when necessary
- Bachelor's degree
Company Overview
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms. It was founded in 1884, and is headquartered in New York, NY, US, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.simpsonthacher.com.
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