Paralegal Corporate

Do you like working in an international environment and enjoy a varied working day? Baker McKenzie is a leading global law firm with 74 local offices in 45 countries, with offices in Geneva and Zurich and over 50 years' experience in the Swiss market.

To strengthen our Mergers & Acquisitions (MA) / Corporate team in Geneva, we are looking for a highly educated individual who has experience in Corporate Business, is interested in Corporate / Company law in general, and who wishes to develop his/her career as a Paralegal with exciting mandates. You will work closely with colleagues from different countries and contribute your ideas in a dynamic international environment.

Your tasks / responsibilities

As a corporate Paralegal you play an essential role in corporate law matters in our successful MA team as you help drive many aspects of our corporate legal transactions:

• Preparing and filing corporate documents, maintaining corporate records, and handling other legal matters related to the company
• Assisting with corporate law matters, managing numerous aspects of corporate legal transactions
• Intake & Triage: Sorting legal inquiries and referring each inquiry to the appropriate attorney for resolution
• Record keeping, drafting and maintaining organizational documents and filings annual required reports
• Litigation support including responding to document requests, complaints and discovery
• Contract Management, drafting, reviewing, and updating various contracts such as employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, vendor contracts, and partnership agreements
• Legal research: Researching and keeping up to date with laws, regulations and legislation. High quality support for our lawyers to provide an excellent service to corporates

What you bring along

• Completed commercial training and/or training as a paralegal or notary degree
• Previous knowledge as a notary assistant
• Interest in Corporate Law, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, compliance
• Sound knowledge of MS Office and Outlook, willingness to thrive in a digital environment
• French and German as native languages; strong proficiency in English is required
• Good work and time management
• Strong drive, willingness to learn and adapt to expanding own knowledge and skills
• Strong service orientation – a "client first" culture
• Respect and enjoy the diversity of cultural, social and academic backgrounds at the Firm
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients and take responsibility for those relationships
• Ability to work well as part of a team as well as individually. Ability to handle sensitive corporate information to adhere to company confidentiality and ethical standards

How your "Life with Baker" looks

It's simple, as a leading global law firm, we offer you an environment that, in addition to exciting mandates and a wide range of development opportunities, gives you the chance to make the most of your talents.

• Major local and international projects
• Individual support through our mentorship program
• A wide range of training and development opportunities
• Regular network meetings on a national and international level
• National and international mobility programs
• Alternative career models
• Flexible organization of the workplace and working hours

Shape the future with us

We look forward to receiving your application. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume / CV and all law school transcripts to our recruiting team: Paralegal Corporate (m/w/d, 80-100 %) - 3232 - Baker McKenzie

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

As the first truly global law firm, inclusion and diversity are foundational to our culture and strategic vision. We are a Firm of individuals from across the globe with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view who collegially work together. All designations address all gender identities.