Paralegal (Institutional/Investments)

We are seeking to add a highly motivated and proactive Paralegal who will be responsible for providing legal support to Lord Abbett’s institutional and investments areas.  This individual will work closely with the paralegals and attorneys who support both the institutional and investments teams on various matters. The position requires excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork, and collaboration.  The candidate must be a demonstrated self-starter who is highly organized.

• Assist with reviewing, updating, and tracking various types of agreements, including confidentiality agreements, investor representation letters, trading agreements, and other corporate agreements
• Respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities, with the ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple detailed tasks
• Assist with filing, proofreading, drafting, and coordinating signatures as needed
• Contribute to tasks and team projects autonomously
• Regularly support inquiries and requests from business units, including interfacing with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Tax, Operations, Client Relations and Product Strategy
• Prepare and coordinate various regulatory filings through systems such as EDGAR, NASAA EFD, and IARD
• Coordinate responses to Know Your Customer, Anti-Money Laundering, and other due diligence requests
• Perform legal research, analysis, and assist with ad hoc special projects
• Work with various departments to maintain the work-flow processing of outside counsel/vendor bills
• Perform other duties as assigned

• 4+ years’ experience
• Corporate governance and financial services experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Strong time management skills, sound judgment and analysis, respect for confidentiality and organization
• The qualities of a self-starter with excellent problem-anticipation and -solving skills
• Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline driven environment
• Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to research, ask questions, and develop a deep understanding of new topic areas
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, including Teams, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat
• Notary public preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree required

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.

• Principles-Based - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
• Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
• Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first. 

We have been ranked #1 in Barron’s Best Fund Families for 2024 and have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for five consecutive years.

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $90,000 - $100,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance. 

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

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