Assistant Manager, Corporate Paralegals
Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm (overtime as required)
Finance - KYC Legal Analysts play a critical role in supporting the Finance team’s transactional operations by managing “know your customer” (KYC) requests on behalf of various banking and lender clients. The primary workflow entails coordination of information requests from clients, organizing and tracking responses and documentation, facilitating communications between clients, internal teams, opposing counsel and other external parties, and ensuring clients have fully completed their respective KYC requirement checklists. Outside of this primary workflow, Finance - KYC Legal Analysts may work on a variety of tasks, including the preparation and verification of transactional documents to comply with local regulations, assisting Davis Polk’s Finance attorneys with other client-related matters, and helping with the development of practice resources and other special projects.
Typical responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Receive, review, and log incoming KYC requests from banks, lenders, and other third parties
- Organize and categorize requests based on type, urgency, and transaction context
- Prepare and transmit consolidated lists of KYC questions to appropriate contacts, ensuring accuracy and completeness
- Collect, review, and distribute KYC responses and supporting documentation to requesting parties in a timely manner
- Maintain up-to-date records of all KYC inquiries, responses, and supporting materials
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of practice resources, templates, and workflow tools
- Take detailed notes during conference calls
- Draft correspondence and documentation under attorney supervision
- Maintain and organize correspondence
- Assist attorneys with pre-closing, closing, and post-closing tasks related to KYC and similar client requirements
- Coordinate with internal and external working groups to facilitate transaction execution
- Handle post-closing inquiries relating to KYC
- Assist with maintaining and organizing finance database of precedent deals
- Ability to manage a varied workload, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure
- Must be punctual and reliable
- Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat and other applications as needed
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Must be able to work collaboratively with attorneys and staff, demonstrating strong teamwork and a positive attitude
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to proofread typed material for typographical spelling, and grammatical errors
- Strong organizational skills, efficiency, and attention to detail
- Ensure confidentiality of all the Firm’s and clients’ documentation and information
- Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record is required
The expected base salary for this position is $65,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, anticipated assignment, and, where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Davis Polk offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
To apply, please email a resume, cover letter, college transcript and a short academic writing sample to corp.paralegalrecruiting@davispolk.com or by clicking below. In the subject line, please include your full name and month/year of graduation and the position you are applying for which is automatically displayed: