Paralegal

Global Financial Firm located in Tampa, FL has an immediate contract opportunity for an experienced Paralegal

• You will need to have reliable internet, computer, and android or iPhone for remote access into the client systems during remote work.
• We will be expected in the office weekly 3 days depending on the team requirement.
• Video/f2f interviews are required prior to all offers.

• The Markets Legal Department is a global team organized around product groups and associated business lines.
• The Markets Business provides world-class products and financing solutions for corporations, governments, and institutional investors through Client’s market leading underwriting, sales and trading, and distribution capabilities.
• A key part of the coverage of this critical and core Client global business is centered within the Markets Legal Team.
• Comprising approximately 330 permanent legal staff located across different parts of the world, the Markets Legal team working in tandem with global and country cluster legal colleagues, provides a wide range of services, support, and advice to multiple global and country Markets business and related functional areas, including general advice, transaction negotiation, document drafting and execution, as well as oversight of regulatory developments and requirements.
• The Markets business areas covered include the core product groups of Equities, Rates, Markets Treasury, FX, Global Spread Products and Commodities.
• In addition, the Markets Legal Team provides advice and support to product, legal and functional colleagues and to Client’s governance forums and entity management with respect to different global booking vehicles.

• The role resides within the Rates and Markets Treasury Legal team.
• The role holder will be a dedicated coverage paralegal for the cross product margining, Finance and Markets Treasury, and Rates (excluding Finance) businesses within Rates in North America and Latin America.
• The role holder will provide legal support to the legal team advising the Cross Product Margining, Rates, Finance and Markets Treasury businesses in North America and Latin America.

• Providing technical, administrative, and junior legal support to the Cross Product Margining, and Rates Treasury businesses in North America and Latin America (the “Covered Business”).
• Support the Covered Business on transactions, regulatory reviews and research, including by answering questions from the business relating to contract negotiation status and interpretation of standard contract terms.
• Have an understanding of the mechanics of Repo and Rates transactions and to draft standard terms for initial document customization.
• Required to have highly developed oral and written communication skills.
• Should have a positive attitude, be open to learning new skills and taking on new types of assignments.

• Providing administrative, technical and junior legal support (with supervision) to support the relevant businesses including management of the day-to-day legal documentation processes.
• Act as a trusted partner to business, operations, and other functional partners on documentation matters relevant to the Covered Business.
• Responsible for the planning, execution, and closure of strategic, large-scale, cross-functional legal programs/projects that have significant impact across the organization.
• Works with stakeholders execute process and systems improvement and efficiency initiatives.
• Facilitates projects in support of complex matters and may oversee tasks performed by entry or intermediate level personnel.
• Works closely with internal groups/ teams on sensitive external and internal investigations.
• Analyzes business records, data and documents, weighing various alternatives and balancing potentially conflicting sources to develop an approach or action.
• Interfaces with the appropriate bank officers, government agencies & outside counsel.
• Communicates both orally and in writing (including memoranda's, letters & e-mails) to business clients, customers, internal staff and external counsel, in order to guide and convey the proper tone.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Banking, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create.
• Facilitate the end-to-end contracting process not limited to: contract drafting, contract approval process, submission of contract drafts to internal stakeholders for review, managing the redline process with customers and approved contract execution.
• Manage version control,…