Paralegal (PE/VC)
We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.
Position Overview:
You will be responsible for assisting attorneys within the StepStone Private Equity and Venture Capital legal teams, supporting asset management/investment and entity management matters. You will also be involved in instituting best practices and improving processes and procedures with respect to various legal, compliance and operational initiatives. You will initially report into the Associate General Counsel, Venture Capital and be an integral member of the StepStone Legal team.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assist the Legal team in all phases of fund formation and investment transactions from inception to closing, including coordination of communications within and outside the firm, document preparation, entity formation, closing mechanics and post-closing administration
- Organize and appropriately handle/file legal documents and sensitive, confidential information and ensure action/attention required is addressed
- Organize and maintain legal documents and other corporate recorComplete and review AML/KYC profiles for firm-sponsored funds and firm clients/investors, including in connection with online subscription platforms
- Lead the process of completing subscription and related documents for private markets fund investments, co-investments, direct investments and secondary investments, including all related KYC and AML requests from counterparties; manage all communication between StepStone and the relevant counterparties
- Review and negotiate confidentiality agreements and non-reliance letters
- Review and complete documentation for transfers in firm-sponsored funds as well as investment transfers for warehousing or rebalancing purposes
- Gather data and compile various reports for legal team
- Partner with attorneys with respect to invoice management and other legal operations matters
- Work on special projects from time to time as appropriate and subject to availability (e.g. process efficiencies)
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- Undergraduate university degree is required
- 2+ years’ of relevant experience, preferably with some portion as a paralegal and/or legal trainee and/or funds operational in a law firm or asset management firm
- Experience with private markets (private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, private credit or hedge funds) a plus
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Possess excellent communication skills, both verbally and in written form; proficiency in the use of electronic document databases and filing systems software and other office equipment is required
- Utilize effective time management skills to maintain a commitment to quality and high attention to detail; ensure that all work is completed accurately and on time
Other Attributes:
- Professionally communicate with all levels of staff, internal and external
- Highly organized individual who is detail-oriented, logical, able to multi-task and committed to meeting deadlines with limited supervision
- Strong process improvement orientation; project management skill sets
- High level reasoning and ability to make common sense decisions tempered by knowledge, often under difficult time constraints
- Foster a sense of teamwork, assisting others when needed/required; work collaboratively with paralegals/attorneys supporting other asset classes to share best practices
- Flourish in a challenging, fast-paced, and professional environment with frequent shifts in priorities as business needs dictate
- Have a strong sense of integrity, behaving consistently with expressed values and ethical principles of StepStone
- Focus on specific goals and demonstrate a sense of personal growth, accountability and urgency for achieving results
About us
Working out of 26 offices in 15 countries, StepStone has a truly global viewpoint. As people are our biggest asset, we offer resources to help our employees reach their full potential. Our principles are based on integrity, transparency, respect and creativity, which together define how we do business.
Join us
When you choose to work at StepStone, you'll find a group of professionals who are passionate about anticipating changes, solving problems and working together to make it all happen. Our integrated global team shares insights into how managers think and operate, as well as how they might perform.
StepStone offers a competitive compensation package including salary and incentive compensation for all full time hires, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits which include comprehensive healthcare, strong retirement plan, a mental health well-being program, paid time off, student loan repayment program for our US office locations, and several wellness initiatives.
Disclaimer / Policy Statements
At StepStone, diversity, equity and inclusion are an integral part of our culture. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups representing our dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
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