Paralegal Corporate

Paralegal Corporate (m/w/d, 80\-100 %)

Do you like working in an international environment and enjoy a varied working day? Baker McKenzie is a leading global law firm with 74 local offices in 45 countries, with offices in Geneva and Zurich and over 50 years' experience in the Swiss market.

To strengthen our Mergers \& Acquisitions (M\&A) / Corporate team in Geneva, we are looking for a highly educated individual who 1\. has experience in Corporate Business / 2\. is interested in Corporate / Company law in general, and who wishes to develop his/her career as a Paralegal with exciting mandates. You will work closely with colleagues from different countries and contribute your ideas in a dynamic international environment.

Your tasks / your responsibilities

As a corporate Paralegal you play an essential role in corporate law matters in our successful M\&A team as you help drive many aspects of our corporate legal transactions:

Preparing and filing corporate documents, maintaining corporate records, and handling other legal matters related to the company

Assisting with corporate law matters, managing numerous aspects of corporate legal transactions

Intake \& Triage: Sorting legal inquiries and referring each inquiry to the appropriate attorney for resolution

Record keeping, drafting and maintaining organizational documents and filings annual required reports

Litigation support including responding to document requests, complaints and discovery

Contract Management, drafting, reviewing, and updating various contracts such as employment agreements, non\-disclosure agreements, vendor contracts, and partnership agreements

Legal research: Researching and keeping up to date with laws, regulations and legislation

High quality support for our lawyers to provide an excellent service to corporates

What you bring along

Completed commercial training and/or training as a paralegal or notary degree

Previous knowledge as a notary assistant

Interest in Corporate Law, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, compliance

Sound knowledge of MS Office and Outlook, willingness to thrive in a digital environment

French and German as native languages; strong proficiency in English is required

Good work and time management

Strong drive, willingness to learn and adapt to expanding own knowledge and skills

Strong service orientation – a "client first" culture

Respect and enjoy the diversity of cultural, social and academic backgrounds at the Firm

Ability to build strong relationships with clients and take responsibility for those relationships

Ability to work well as part of a team as well as individuallyAbility to handle sensitive corporate information to adhere to company confidentiality and ethical standards

How your "Life with Baker" looks

It's simple, as a leading global law firm, we offer you an environment that, in addition to exciting mandates and a wide range of development opportunities, gives you the chance to make the most of your talents.

Major local and international projects

Individual support through our mentorship program

A wide range of training and development opportunities

Regular network meetings on a national and international level

National and international mobility programs

Alternative career models

Flexible organization of the workplace and working hours

Shape the future with us

We look forward to receiving your application. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume / CV and all law school transcripts to our recruiting team: Paralegal Corporate (m/w/d, 80\-100 %) \- 3232 \- Baker McKenzie

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

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