Paralegal Corporate (m/w/d, 80-100 %)
Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG
Do you like working in an international environment and enjoy a varied working day? Baker McKenzie is a leading global law firm with 74 local offices in 45 countries, with offices in Geneva and Zurich and over 50 years' experience in the Swiss market.
To strengthen our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) / Corporate team in Geneva, we are looking for a highly educated individual who 1. has experience in Corporate Business / 2. is interested in Corporate / Company law in general, and who wishes to develop his/her career as a Paralegal with exciting mandates. You will work closely with colleagues from different countries and contribute your ideas in a dynamic international environment.
Your tasks / your responsibilities:
As a corporate Paralegal you play an essential role in corporate law matters in our successful M&A team as you help drive many aspects of our corporate legal transactions:
- Preparing and filing corporate documents, maintaining corporate records, and handling other legal matters related to the company
- Assisting with corporate law matters, managing numerous aspects of corporate legal transactions
- Intake & Triage: Sorting legal inquiries and referring each inquiry to the appropriate attorney for resolution
- Record keeping, drafting and maintaining organizational documents and filings annual required reports
- Litigation support including responding to document requests, complaints and discovery
- Contract Management, drafting, reviewing, and updating various contracts such as employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, vendor contracts, and partnership agreements
- Legal research: Researching and keeping up to date with laws, regulations and legislation
- High quality support for our lawyers to provide an excellent service to corporates
What you bring along
- Completed commercial training and/or training as a paralegal or notary degree
- Previous knowledge as a notary assistant
- Interest in Corporate Law, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, compliance
- Sound knowledge of MS Office and Outlook, willingness to thrive in a digital environment
- French and German as native languages; strong proficiency in English is required
- Good work and time management
- Strong drive, willingness to learn and adapt to expanding own knowledge and skills
- Strong service orientation – a "client first" culture
- Respect and enjoy the diversity of cultural, social and academic backgrounds at the Firm
- Ability to build strong relationships with clients and take responsibility for those relationships
- Ability to work well as part of a team as well as individuallyAbility to handle sensitive corporate information to adhere to company confidentiality and ethical standards
How your "Life with Baker" looks:
It's simple, as a leading global law firm, we offer you an environment that, in addition to exciting mandates and a wide range of development opportunities, gives you the chance to make the most of your talents.
- Major local and international projects
- Individual support through our mentorship program
- A wide range of training and development opportunities
- Regular network meetings on a national and international level
- National and international mobility programs
- Alternative career models
- Flexible organization of the workplace and working hours
Shape the future with us
We look forward to receiving your application. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume / CV and all law school transcripts to our recruiting team: Paralegal Corporate (m/w/d, 80-100 %) - 3232 - Baker McKenziehttps://careers.bakermckenzie.com/en_US/opportunities/JobDetail/Paralegal-Corporate-m-w-d-80-100/3232
Our commitment to inclusion and diversity
As the first truly global law firm, inclusion and diversity are foundational to our culture and strategic vision. We are a Firm of individuals from across the globe with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view who collegially work together. All designations address all gender identities.
