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About the Role

The Fund Finance Paralegal will provide comprehensive legal and administrative support for a high-volume subscription (capital call) and NAV lending practice. This role involves managing closing processes, coordinating due diligence, preparing and filing UCC statements, reviewing fund documents, leveraging AI tools, and handling post-closing requirements in a fast-paced environment with high transaction volume.

Responsibilities

Prepare, maintain, and drive closing checklists and working group lists across multiple concurrent fund financing transactions, tracking open items and deliverables through to closing.
Prepare, circulate, and track signature pages across complex fund structures.
Coordinate lender KYC/AML and “know your customer” requirements across borrower and guarantor entities, and track satisfaction of conditions precedent.
Coordinate UCC, tax lien, judgment, litigation, and bankruptcy searches and prepare summaries of results, and clear problem liens as needed.
Order good standing certificates and certified formation documents across relevant U.S. and offshore jurisdictions.
Review fund organizational documents to identify provisions relevant to subscription and NAV facilities, and assist in maintaining structure charts.
Leverage AI tools such as Harvey to assist with review of fund documents and preparation of diligence matrices.
Prepare initial drafts of and compile secretary’s certificates, incumbency certificates, resolutions, and authorization documents, and coordinate execution.
Prepare, review and file UCC-1 financing statements to perfect security interests, including drafting collateral descriptions, and prepare and review UCC-3 amendments, assignments, and terminations.
Maintain an accurate calendar and track lien filings across jurisdictions.
Draft routine ancillary documents from precedent, including borrowing base certificates.
Prepare blacklines/comparisons, maintain version control, and manage data rooms and deal files.
Support transaction closings, including leveraging iManage Closing Folders to prepare signature packets, compile final executed documents, and assemble client-facing closing binders.
Coordinate notarization and apostillization of documents.
Send documents for execution via DocuSign, arrange execution, and compile executed documents and exhibits.
Track and manage post-closing deadlines and conditions subsequent, including sending calendar invites for key events.
Maintain post-closing collateral and deliverable requirements and manage the transaction pipeline and status trackers.
Maintain precedent and form libraries for the fund finance group.
Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Working knowledge of secured lending documentation (credit agreements, security agreements, and guarantees) and UCC perfection mechanics.
Familiarity with fund finance (subscription/capital call and NAV facilities) preferred but not required.
Ability to read and pull relevant provisions from fund organizational documents.
Comfortable and effective in client-facing situations, demonstrating strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain professional relationships.
Superior analytical and reasoning abilities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
Proactive and able to efficiently handle a high volume of concurrent transactions and client matters simultaneously.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with members across multiple offices in a fast-paced environment.
Flexible and able to multi-task, balancing priorities and tight deadlines.
Ability to work overtime as needed.

Skills

AI tools (e.g., Harvey)
UCC filings
Fund organizational documents review
Client-facing communication
Analytical reasoning
Written communication
Verbal communication
Organizational skills
Attention to detail
Teamwork
Multi-tasking

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years of relevant experience preferred

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree preferred
Equivalent combination of education and substantive paralegal experience
Notary preferred

Salary/Compensations

$100-130k

Benefits

Health care
Retirement benefits
Paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
Parental leave
Basic life insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Discretionary, performance-based bonuses

About the Company

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.
Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes.
The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Equal Opportunity

Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.
Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities.
We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience.
The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.