Underwriting Paralegal

About the Firm

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery, and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR), and works with companies and law firms around the world from its principal offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, Singapore, and Dubai.

Burford Capital is the largest and most experienced provider of commercial finance to the legal sector, with a core expertise in identifying and optimizing the value of legal assets for companies and law firms. Since its founding in 2009, Burford has worked with hundreds of law firms and corporations, including 94 of the AmLaw 100 and 92 of the Global 100 largest law firms. The team has grown from five people in 2009 to over 160 today, including over 55 lawyers.

Burford combines the resources and expertise of a large company with the flexibility and creativity of a startup. Team members are smart, creative, collaborative, curious, and confident, valuing rigorous thinking, clear communication, and efficient execution. The firm operates in an "always on" environment where accessibility by email outside office hours, including evenings and weekends, is expected.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the accuracy and completeness of pipeline case and litigation records in Salesforce, including case contacts, upcoming due dates, and other background data on litigation.
• Join US commercial team pipeline meetings and track the progress of investment opportunities through the pipeline.
• Audit data on a regular basis, identify and correct missing data using control reports and Quip forms.
• Request, assemble, organize, and upload diligence documents for potential investments during underwriting review, as well as case filings and related documents for litigation in the investment portfolio into iManage, the document management system.
• Conduct legal and factual research: pull dockets, court filings, articles, and other items for investment team members; assist on investment-specific research projects as necessary.
• Administer the execution, distribution, and electronic archiving of legal documents, including NDAs and deal closing documents via DocuSign.
• Enter financial and ownership data into Salesforce at investment execution and prepare follow-on funding requests for investments requiring ongoing funding, bill collection, and review as necessary.
• Participate in Underwriting Paralegal team projects to standardize and improve efficiencies of underwriting practices globally.
• Document underwriting processes and procedures.
• Maintain SharePoint.

Requirements

• Paralegal certification or college degree plus equivalent experience.
• Experience and knowledge of the State and Federal Court system and filings.
• Understanding of legal procedures, terminology, and documentation.
• 2-4 years of experience in a fast-paced litigation firm in a role that includes docket tracking and case file management.
• Experience with PACER, Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and similar legal applications.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint; Excel skills are a plus.
• Prior experience with Salesforce and/or iManage is desirable.
• Familiarity with running redlines, conforming pages, and editing documents in Adobe is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proactive, self-starter who completes assignments on time with limited supervision.
• Problem solver; able to adapt to Burford’s hybrid finance/legal requirements with innovative solutions.
• Flexible working style; willing to take on whatever is needed for the business and multitask among many small daily responsibilities and larger project work.
• Extremely organized, with strong attention to detail and the ability to follow through independently.
• Effective interpersonal skills to gain the confidence and trust of underwriters, ensuring adherence to applicable policies and procedures with a soft touch.
• Team player; able to assist and cover for fellow Underwriting Paralegals in other offices as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries consistent with the financial services industry, with a focus on incentive compensation to reward performance.
• Competitive healthcare benefits.
• 401k matching program.

Burford Capital is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.