Transactional Paralegal - New York (M&A and R&I)

The role

Baker McKenzie is seeking a Transactional Paralegal for their New York office to support the M&A and Restructuring & Insolvency practice groups. This role will focus on domestic and cross-border M&A, R&I matters, and complex, high-value transactions, requiring strong project coordination and document management skills to support partners and associates.

What you'll do

• Support attorneys throughout all stages of domestic and international corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, joint ventures, investments, and other strategic transactions
• Coordinate corporate due diligence processes, including organizing and maintaining virtual data rooms, reviewing corporate records, tracking document requests, and preparing due diligence summaries and reports
• Prepare and maintain transaction checklists, signing and closing agendas, responsibility matrices, timelines, status trackers, and other project-management materials
• Draft and prepare ancillary corporate and transaction documents, including corporate approvals, board and shareholder consents, officer certificates, stock certificates, stock transfer forms, signature pages, and other closing deliverables
• Coordinate the execution and collection of transaction documents, including preparing, circulating, and tracking signature packets and maintaining accurate execution records
• Assist with entity formation, corporate maintenance, foreign qualifications, name changes, director and officer changes, registered-agent matters, and other corporate governance requirements
• Organize corporate minute books and other entity records and coordinate with local counsel and the Firm’s global offices regarding corporate documentation in multiple jurisdictions
• Assist with signing and closing processes, including finalizing closing sets, preparing closing binders, maintaining transaction records, and monitoring post-closing obligations
• Coordinate searches, filings, certifications, legalizations, apostilles, good-standing certificates, and other regulatory or governmental documentation required for transactions
• Assist attorneys with securities and regulatory filings, where applicable
• Support the preparation of organizational charts, structure charts, transaction timelines, heat maps, global surveys, and client-ready reports
• Support attorneys on restructuring, insolvency, bankruptcy, distressed M&A, liability management, creditor, and debtor-side matters
• Organize and maintain documents relating to corporate structures, debt facilities, security arrangements, creditor claims, assets, liabilities, and restructuring alternatives
• Assist with factual and corporate due diligence in connection with distressed transactions, restructurings, and insolvency-related matters
• Prepare and maintain case and transaction chronologies, creditor and interested-party lists, deadline calendars, document indexes, claims trackers, and status reports
• Assist with the preparation, organization, and filing of court, regulatory, and transactional documents, coordinating with attorneys, court personnel, filing agents, local counsel, and other service providers as required
• Coordinate the collection and organization of documents and information from clients, lenders, creditors, financial advisers, accountants, consultants, and other stakeholders
• Monitor key filing dates, procedural requirements, deliverables, and other critical deadlines
• Support distressed acquisition and disposition processes, including due diligence, data-room management, transaction checklists, execution coordination, closing preparation, and post-closing follow-up
• Assist with the preparation and maintenance of materials relating to restructuring plans, claims, creditor communications, corporate authorizations, and implementation steps
• Conduct factual, corporate, and public-record research using online databases and other available resources
• Manage multiple complex matters and workstreams simultaneously, anticipate upcoming requirements, and proactively follow up on outstanding items
• Serve as a central point of coordination among attorneys, clients, local counsel, the Firm’s global offices, and external service providers
• Develop strong working relationships with partners, associates, paralegals, and business professional teams across offices and jurisdictions
• Review work product for completeness, consistency, accuracy, and compliance with transaction or matter requirements
• Provide guidance, training, and day-to-day support to junior paralegals and other team members, as appropriate
• Assist with the development and maintenance of templates, precedents, checklists, trackers, and other knowledge-management resources
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, standardize recurring activities, and introduce tools or methods that increase efficiency, consistency, and quality
• Maintain accurate time entries and comply with the Firm’s billing, confidentiality, information governance, and matter-management requirements
• Assist with other corporate, transactional, restructuring, or practice-group projects as needed

What we're looking for