Job Title: Paralegal
Location: St. Thomas, USVI
Company: International Private Bank
About Us:
At IPB, we stand as a comprehensive merchant banking enterprise, offering a wide range of solutions to seamlessly address the diverse and varied requirements of our valued clients. We manage a portfolio of alternative investment strategies for our clients that include private equity fund investing and co-investing, real estate fund investing, direct real estate investing, and liquid asset management. Our execution of private market investments, combined with an integrated back-office support function, delivers a complete suite of investment management services to our clients.
Work You’ll Do:
We are looking for a full-time Paralegal with experience in finance, contracts, and related corporate transactions. In this role, you will be responsible for interfacing with multiple departments and third-party providers and will report directly to the Senior Paralegal/Paralegal Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with assigning and logging incoming requests received in central support system.
- Assistance in preparing responses to due diligence and AML/KYC requests.
- Maintain database of key investment contract terms and updates.
- Organize and Maintain filing systems: assemble, label, and prepare documents for online filing system, including revise the order and nomenclature of file folders.
- Proofread and check for accuracy and completeness in corporate and financial documents.
- Coordinate with outside counsel on specific legal issues.
- Provide legal support and collaborate cross functionally with the accounting, fund administration and treasury teams as directed.
- Partner with IT Team to automate processes and improve organizational efficiency.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information with diplomacy and discretion.
- Other duties as assigned.
Who we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 2-4 years of paralegal experience
- Strong substantive understanding of legal requirements and supporting documentation for corporate, finance and business transactions.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Commitment to excellent work product with strong attention to detail.
- Self-starter focused on efficiency.
- Accountability for responsiveness and professional work product.
- Ability to prioritize work while maintaining flexibility.
- Fundamental understanding of corporate/entity structure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with and maintain effective relationships with a diverse group of staff and outside contacts.
Why join our company:
IPB is committed to fostering a dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative work environment. You will have the opportunity to shape the function and contribute to the success of our organization. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and professional growth opportunities.
Our company values:
• Excellence – we are committed to excellence in all that we do, bringing our best to our clients.
• Service – our success comes from empowering individuals and communities.
• Passion – we love challenges and optimistically approach them as opportunities.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 2-4 years of paralegal experience
- Substantive understanding of legal requirements and supporting documentation for corporate, finance, and business transactions
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to excellent work product
- Self-starter focused on efficiency
- Accountability for responsiveness and professional work product
- Ability to prioritize work while maintaining flexibility
- Fundamental understanding of corporate and entity structure
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain effective relationships with staff and outside contacts
What We Do
International Private Bank is a merchant banking enterprise that executes private-market investments and provides integrated back-office support and investment-management services to address clients’ diverse financial needs. Its investment strategies include private-equity fund investing and co-investing, real-estate fund and direct real-estate investing, and liquid-asset management. It also offers investment and asset-management solutions, accounting, financial reporting, audit, compliance, and mechanisms for legal, tax, and estate planning.
