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Job Description:

As a valued colleague on our Corporate Securities Legal team, you will support attorneys with legal matters through research, analysis, and preparation of complex transactional documents. In this role, you will maintain electronic records and files and organize and prepare various documents for securities transactions. You will review work processes and identify areas for better efficiencies and improvement.

This is a non-exempt (hourly) position.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

The Securities Transactions Paralegal role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

• Maintain contact with business units, outside counsel, regulatory agency staff, and/or other external stakeholders, to coordinate deliverables and to track matters to completion.

• Contribute to the preparation, assembly, and review of complex legal disclosure and other documents related to transactional workflows using knowledge of legal and business concepts.

• Manage transactional closing document sets to ensure timely document preparation, distribution, and retention.

• Continuously analyze workflow processes to find efficiencies or to develop required contingency plans.

• Review documents and monitor case or project schedules and filing deadlines.

• Coordinate activities with outside counsel when necessary.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experiences

• 2 years relevant paralegal experience performing transactional work.
• Ability to occasionally work in the evening (past typical business hours) to ensure timely preparation for next-day settlements.
• Team player with exceptional judgement, diplomacy and discretion.
• Willingness to support other paralegals on the team with their projects/workload periodically.
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines and priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• High level of attention to detail, and the ability to process time-sensitive material quickly and accurately.

Desired Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.

• Experience with debt, securitization, derivative, or complex securities transactions is preferred.

• AI usage proficiency is helpful.

• Enterprise Legal

• Paralegal

• Senior Associate

Target Pay Range: $81,000 - $103,000 a year

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

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For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.

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The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.

Requisition compensation:

81000
to

103000