Manager, Corporate Finance and Transactions Paralegal
Sallie Mae · Newark, DE · 1 wk ago
HybridFinanceFull-time
About the role
The Manager, Corporate Finance & Transactions Paralegal plays a crucial role in supporting the Corporate Finance, Corporate Reporting, and Commercial and Affiliate Transactions teams within the Legal Department. This position requires a solid understanding of legal principles, processes, and procedures across various practice areas. The role involves managing multiple deadlines, coordinating with teams, and maintaining high levels of accuracy in documentation.
Responsibilities
- Assist attorneys in drafting, reviewing, and organizing transactional documents, contracts, and agreements.
- Aid attorneys through all phases of transactions (from inception to closing and post-closing).
- Support SEC filings, including preparing 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, prospectuses, registration statements, and other disclosure documents.
- Manage loan sales, asset-backed securitizations, warehouse facilities, and other finance transactions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather necessary information, track progress, and facilitate project collaboration.
- Coordinate and manage legal projects, ensuring timely completion and adherence to project objectives.
- Develop and maintain an efficient system for organizing and managing accurate and audit-ready legal documents, contracts, closing checklists, trackers, and deal documentation sets.
- Support the tracking of deliverables, deadlines, and dependencies to ensure the timely and efficient execution of transactional documents.
- Implement and test effective control designs for the teams and the broader Legal Department.
Requirements
- Solid understanding of legal principles, processes, and procedures across various practice areas.
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to properly manage and handle confidential and/or material non-public information.
- Proficiency in document and transaction management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Detail-oriented and able to maintain accuracy while handling multiple tasks, including the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications
- Solid understanding of legal principles, processes, and procedures across various practice areas.
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to properly manage and handle confidential and/or material non-public information.
- Proficiency in document and transaction management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Detail-oriented and able to maintain accuracy while handling multiple tasks, including the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
- Experience with document and transaction management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Detail-oriented and accuracy-focused.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- Generous PTO, Floating Holidays, and 12 Federal Holidays observed
- Support for financial-well-being and retirement 401k with employer match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance, and more
- Employer-paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements
- Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs
- Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)
- Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services, and Wellness program with financial incentives
- Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs
- Career development and training opportunities
Pay
Competitive base salaries with bonus incentives.
Schedule
Fully remote or hybrid work arrangements are available.