Vedder Price has an excellent employment opportunity for a Global Transportation Finance Paralegal in our Miami office. This high-profile position entails providing paralegal support to the firm’s Global Transportation Finance group. You will work closely with our attorneys, clients and opposing counsel.

As a Global Transportation Finance Paralegal, your duties will include but not be limited to:

• Interact with clients and counsel during business transactions
• Assist attorneys with business leasing and loan transactions
• Manage and coordinate transaction closings
• Review and organize due diligence materials and client records
• Manage, prepare and distribute post-closing sets and other materials
• Prepare and review UCC filings and documentation
• Draft and proof closing documents, materials and correspondence
• Manage International Registry filings
• Annually log a target 1500 billable hours

Skills & Competencies:

• Able to learn quickly and apply training to practical issues
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Able to work under pressure on time sensitive projects
• Able to work both independently and interdependently
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask multiple requests and competing deadlines
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Willingness to work overtime

Qualifications & Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required, J.D. preferred
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in commercial lending/asset-based financing and transactional work preferred
• Familiarity with UCCs is a preferred

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in the following software:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Word, Outlook and Excel; proficiency using the Internet for fact research

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Vedder Price P.C. is an equal opportunity employer. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability (where applicant is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations), medical condition, protected veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We participate in E-verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)