Minimum Requirements:

• High School or GED
• 1 year of demonstrated success working in a fast-paced environment
• Must demonstrate a basic level of proficiency in Word
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with paralegals, attorneys, and clients regularly
• Excellent organizational and attention-to-detail skills to manage volumes of documents, binders, letters, charts, etc.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments to meet deadlines

Preferred Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree and/or a paralegal certificate is highly preferred
• 1 year of experience in a law firm supporting paralegals and/or attorneys
• Experience supporting a corporate practice group
• Excellent organizational skills and attention-to-detail
• Managing and running projects
• Be able to take initiative and engage with projects
• Proficient in MS Outlook, MS Excel, and PowerPoint
• Database experience
• Collecting signatures/ DocuSign
• Notary/ Apostilles
• Drafting/ Closing sets
• Filings/ DE and other states Formations

What will your day look like?
You will support the corporate team on ongoing transactions. You will assist with managing and maintaining electronic data rooms, make corporate filings, prepare closing books, draft simple ancillary documents (with precedent support) and provide general transactional support on ongoing transactions. You will also assist with liaising with local and international teams, collecting signatures, DocuSign, and obtain documents and other information from cities, municipalities, or public agencies.

To learn more about DLA Piper, please visit our website.

We offer exceptional career opportunities in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors. Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and a dynamic and diverse environment in which they can build a long and fruitful career and reap the rewards of their success.

Physical Demands, Work Environment, and Other Requirements
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Application Process:
If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process or have any questions about the process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com. Please add noreply@dlapipercareers.us to your list of safe senders.
Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.

Agency applications will not be considered.