Title: Paralegal
Employment: Contract to Hire
Location: Hybrid in New Haven, CT
Compensation: $40-$45/hour (w/ access to Medical Benefits, PTO)
Industry: Higher Education
We have partnered with our client in their search for a Paralegal to assist and provide a range of legal and administrative support to five attorneys and other professional staff in the Investments Office, working closely with one other paralegal.
Responsibilities
- Maintains reference and client files; organizes and tracks investment and non-investment files for Investments Office attorneys.
- Assembles KYC, AML, FATCA reporting, and other compliance documentation.
- Completes investment subscription documents, incumbency certificates, state registration forms, powers of attorney, applications, notarizations, and related materials.
- Organizes and updates in-house corporate documentation, including signature delegations, authorizations, and minute books; manages corporate housekeeping such as registration fees for investment entities.
- Reviews legal forms and documents for accuracy; drafts contracts and other legal documents using approved templates.
- Maintains compliance calendars and tracks ongoing projects, deliverables, and deadlines.
- Coordinates with the Investments Office and university partners on diligence requests, internal analyses, and responses to third-party inquiries.
- Organizes, analyzes, cross-checks, and validates information; summarizes agreements and related documents.
- Conducts legal, statistical, documentary, factual, and records research.
- Authors and signs correspondence that does not contain independent legal opinions or legal advice.
- Manages legal invoices and generates summary reports.
- Maintains reference materials and law library resources.
- Provides administrative and operational support as needed
Skills Required
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong administrative and organizational skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication abilities.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Experience as a corporate or investments paralegal.
- Produces accurate, error-free work; highly thorough and detail-oriented.
- Able to take direction while working independently and proactively.
- Consistently meets deadlines and demonstrates initiative.
Education & Work Experience
- Bachelor's degree and two years of related experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience
- 7+ years of relevant work experience
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com
