Finance Paralegal

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion.  Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth. 

The Maples Group looks to add a Cayman Islands based Finance Paralegal to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply.  We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives.  Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

The Paralegal (or "PL") will provide legal assistance to the firm's Attorneys in connection with client engagements and will provide practice and project based support to the team. The PL will work directly with Partners, Associates and Articled Clerks on a daily basis, under supervision of the Group Partner or Assigned Partner. The PL will serve as a key support resource within the team in relation to legal drafting and will assist Attorneys with efficient and effective transaction management and data maintenance. Depending on the PL's level of experience, the PL may also be expected to help with training and development of more junior team members.

Primary responsibilities are to:

• Assist in the day-to-day management and administration of a high volume of work instructions from Attorneys relating to ongoing client engagements
• Prepare all forms of corporate and partnership documents, including but not limited to memoranda and articles of association, LLC agreements, partnership agreements, board and shareholder resolutions and statutory registers
• Draft documentation in connection with the establishment and maintenance of a variety of different transactional structures involving special purpose vehicles, including the drafting of declarations of trust, administration agreements and other services arrangements
• Prepare initial draft Cayman Islands documents and deliverables for a wide range of transactions across all sub-practice areas (including Fund Finance, CLOs, Asset Finance, Cayman Islands Stock Exchange debt listings and Repackagings) under the supervision and instruction of Attorneys within the team, which would include loan agreements, security agreements, closing certificates, resolutions and other ancillary documents
• Prepare initial draft opinion letters and assist with processing of comments, in each case in accordance with the firm's opinions manual requirements and in consultation with Partners and other senior team members
• Attend meetings in order to take notes and prepare attendance notes of such meetings
• Carry out legal research and investigation on various points of local and international law or legal and regulatory developments
• Undertake "first-cuts" of transaction documents and assist with the subsequent processing of comments / feedback and, where required, help with their finalisation and coordination of execution and closing mechanics
• Take responsibility for the formulation of document lists and assist in all aspects of document preparation and delivery
• Identify opportunities for drafting enhancements and transactional efficiencies, including assisting with integration of precedents into documentation automation software programs such as Contract Express
• Closely monitor and update deal transaction logs; prepare deal statistics and report summaries on particular transactions and/or aspects thereof.  This may include detailed monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports on the group's performance. Tracking comparatively key practice areas and formulation of statistics, data and reports for Management

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring

In addition to indisputably high ethical standards, the ideal candidate possesses the following:

• A recognised legal or paralegal qualification and have at least 5 years prior paralegal experience, ideally gained through working within a law firm
• A broad and detailed legal understanding across all sub-practice areas and deal structures
• Proficiency Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and other related programs
• Strong communication skills and teamwork
• Highly organised 
• Ability to work under pressure while remaining detail oriented and accurate
• Familiarity with law firm systems, policies and procedures
• Experience of documentation automation software is desirable

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships.  The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional development programmes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Global mental wellness programme
• Sports clubs and social events

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website.  Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

Maples’ standard policy to undertake various background screening checks, including criminal records checks, on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Maples will only ask applicants to disclose a past criminal conviction when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. Maples will make all job offer decisions on a case by case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with Maples before a decision is made.

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