SMBC Group · 21 hours ago
Technology, Operations & Procurement - Paralegal
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$65K/yr - $80K/yr
5+ years expSMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group offering a diverse range of financial services. The Paralegal role will support the Technology, Operations and Procurement Legal team by conducting legal research, managing contracts, and assisting with various legal documentation and internal communications.
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Responsibilities
Legal research on third party risk and technology related laws, regulations, guidance and best practices including keeping the team up to date on new or updated technology and third-party laws, regulations and regulatory guidance
Managing contract remediation projects, including collaborating with internal stakeholders and outside counsel
Assisting with the management of SMBC’s intellectual property portfolio, including collaborating with internal stakeholders
Document management: maintaining team shared folders, updating templates, playbooks, checklists, best practices, taking team meeting minutes and following up with action holders
Coordinating with internal stakeholders to arrange meetings and prepare briefings on TOP Legal topics, including assisting with drafting presentation materials
Arranging CLEs, internal client training and external events such as industry bank roundtables and assisting with the preparation of related materials
Assisting with the drafting and management of law firm RFPs for TOP Legal projects
Reviewing applicable policies, procedures and processes, e.g. on Procurement and Third-Party Risk and collaborating with internal stakeholders
Managing and responding to internal client general queries to the TOP Legal team
Triaging new contract matters for attorney review and liaising with Sourcing & Procurement, SMEs and the business etc
Reviewing and advising on certain supplier contract documents, e.g. orders, SOWs; and
Onboarding and training new team members and processing team expenses
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 5 years' minimum experience as a paralegal working with law firms or financial services companies supporting the legal team
Experience with and understanding technology, intellectual property and third party related laws, regulations and guidance and ability to further develop knowledge in these areas
Excellent communication, analytical, organizational and issue-spotting skills
Ability to work under pressure, operate comfortably in a fast-paced, growth-focused environment, and manage a significant workload
Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner
Ability to collaborate with and successfully contribute to cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams
Preferred
Ability to work from SMBC's NY office at least two (2) days a week preferred
Benefits
Competitive portfolio of benefits
Company
SMBC Group
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group.
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Hirofumi Otsuka
Senior Managing Executive Officer & CEO of Americas Division
Juan Kreutz
Head of Structured Finance Solutions and Deputy Head of the Americas
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