Paralegal (Institutional/Investments/International)

The Role

We are seeking to add a highly motivated Paralegal who will be responsible for providing legal support to Lord Abbett’s institutional, investments, and international areas. This individual will work closely with the attorneys who support the institutional, investments, and international teams on various matters and requires excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork, and collaboration. The candidate must be a demonstrated self-starter who is highly organized.

We’ll trust you to:

• Assist with updating Confidentiality Agreements, Investor Representation Letters, trading agreements as well as other corporate agreements.• Prepare documentation for sub-custody account openings and renewals.• Prepare and file Regulation D filings for private funds and relevant Blue-Sky filings.• Assist with preparing and filing the firm’s Form ADV and Form PF. • Assist with filing, proofreading and drafting documents as needed.• Update and maintain matrixes, questionnaires, and charts for the Legal-Institutional and Legal-Investments teams.• Coordinate responses to KYC and AML requests.• Respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities with ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple detailed tasks.• Assist in Board meeting prep for international affiliates and funds• Process legal invoices• Other duties as assigned.

You'll need to have:

• College degree required.• Some corporate governance and financial services experience.• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.• Excellent oral and written communication skills.• Ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment.• Exceptional attention to detail and excellent proofreading skills.• Strong organizational and analytical skills.• Ability to manage competing priorities• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

Why Lord Abbett?

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.

• Principles-Led:We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
• Performance-Oriented: We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
• Purpose-Driven:We embrace our mission, securing a sustainable future for our clients, our people, and our world.

We are honored to have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments and scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a measure of LGBTQ workplace equality.  

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $85,000 - $100,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance. 

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

Salary : $85,000 - $100,000