Executive Compensation Paralegal

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Description

At Baker & McKenzie LLP, we are different in the way we think, work and behave — like no other firm and few other businesses.

With more than 4,100 locally admitted lawyers and more than 5,800 business service professionals in more than 70 offices worldwide, we have a passionately collaborative community of 60 nationalities and are committed to world-class career development for everyone in every job at every level in our firm.

Baker McKenzie can offer you both the uncompromising commitment to excellence expected of a top firm and a distinctive way of thinking, working and behaving — as a passionately global and genuinely collaborative firm.

Baker & McKenzie LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all.

Our unique international culture is reflected in the drawing together of a worldwide family of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds in all of our offices.

We encourage the best people — regardless of race, religion or belief if any, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or age — to fulfill their professional aspirations with us.

Baker & McKenzie LLP seeks a paralegal for the Executive Compensation practice to be based in Chicago, California (San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles) or New York.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys with client matters related to U.S. and global executive compensation, equity incentive (e.g., stock option, ESPP and RSUs) and other incentive arrangements, involving:
• Prepare various securities, tax, currency control and other filings/ruling applications to ensure compliance for compensation arrangements around the world, including U.S. blue sky filings.
  
  
• Correspondence with Baker McKenzie offices and correspondent law firms around the world to assist with submission of filings and providing advice on compensation arrangements.
  
  
• Manage filing calendars for larger clients with multiple filings throughout the year and proactively correspond with clients to complete necessary filings.
  
  
• Draft and prepare other correspondence, memoranda, charts, etc.
  
  for clients in relation to global compensation arrangements, and manage global surveys.
  
  
• Assist with corporate transactions affecting compensation arrangements, such as M&As, spin-offs, divestitures, IPOs and other transactions.
  
  
• Contribute to the identification of innovative services and methods to assist in achieving efficiencies and continual process improvement.
  
  

Qualifications And Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Paralegal Certificate from an ABA approved program preferred
• Working experience in a global law firm, ideally with executive or equity compensation, global employment or corporate reorganization experience (or other multi-jurisdictional practice area).
  
  
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and online research tools
• Excellent writing and organization skills – takes responsibility for projects, and used to balancing work priorities and managing deadlines
• Good decision-making, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work individually and within a team of various experience levels in a fast-paced environment
• Keen to develop and use initiative

For candidates living and working in our California and Chicago offices, the annual salary range is between $56,000 and $90,000.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories (arrest and conviction records), in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services

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