About the Role
We are seeking a highly organized, tech-savvy Legal Assistant/Paralegal to provide critical document and deal-flow support in a high-volume transactional aviation practice. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys precision-driven deal work. The right candidate will play a central role in ensuring transaction documents are properly formatted, organized, executed, and tracked.
Responsibilities
- Format, revise, and finalize complex transactional documents in Microsoft Word
- Break apart and organize appended and ancillary documents
- Manage document execution processes (signature pages, execution versions, closing sets)
- Manipulate PDFs in Adobe Acrobat (merge, split, bookmark, redact, convert)
- Convert and prepare clean execution-ready documents
- Organize files in file storage sites like SharePoint and NetDocuments
- Track deal flow and maintain structured transaction records
- Ensure high responsiveness to ongoing deal activity
Requirements
- Advanced Microsoft Word skills (styles, formatting, document structuring)
- Strong Adobe Acrobat proficiency
- Experience supporting asset finance, aviation, banking or similar practices preferred
- Experience with document management systems (SharePoint; NetDocuments preferred)
- Ability to manage multiple active transactions simultaneously
- Exceptional organization and attention to detail
- Strong sense of urgency and responsiveness
- Comfort working alongside AI tools and workflow
- Comfortable in high-performance law firm environments
- Technically proficient and process-driven
- Calm under deadline pressure
- Highly reliable and structured
- Able to anticipate document needs in fast-moving transactions
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe Acrobat
- SharePoint
- NetDocuments
Location
- 100% remote
Work Type
- Independent Contractor
About the Company
- Sterlington PLLC is a full-service law firm focusing on complex corporate, litigation, executive compensation, and private wealth matters.
- As a firm, we focus on the economic as well as the legal aspects of our matters.
- Sterlington is the ultimate law firm for founders, senior executives, and UHNWIs as well as their related businesses.
Equal Opportunity
- At Sterlington, we believe that world-class talent has no boundaries. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where unique perspectives are valued and every individual has the opportunity to thrive. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.
