Top Paralegal Jobs in NYC, NY

Support clients seeking disability benefits or insurance compensation by conducting interviews, analyzing medical records, drafting persuasive SSA memos, coordinating with representatives, managing caseloads, and collaborating with attorneys on case strategy. The role also involves improving workflows and contributing to startup initiatives with Marketing and Product. It is fully remote with quarterly travel to Los Angeles and occasional offsites.

Provide paralegal support for mutual fund Board meetings and corporate governance: prepare and distribute board materials, draft legal memos/resolutions/contracts, manage timelines and project plans, administer electronic board books and execution processes, maintain records, and coordinate with business partners to ensure timely legal deliverables.

Provides transactional support to finance attorneys in a high-volume law firm practice. Responsibilities include drafting and editing finance documents, preparing EIN applications, conducting lien and public-record searches, coordinating UCC filings, managing signatures and closings, assembling electronic transaction binders, and archiving post-closing materials. The role requires strong organization, attention to detail, communication, confidentiality, deadline management, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Supports lawyers in Regulatory and Enforcement and Investment Funds practices by managing SEC and state regulatory filings for hedge funds, commodity pools, and private equity funds. Prepares SEC documents and Blue Sky notices, analyzes offering documents, gathers information from attorneys, communicates with clients, and maintains the firm’s Blue Sky website. Manages multiple deadlines while exercising strong organization, discretion, judgment, and attention to detail.

Supports corporate governance, legal entity management, contract administration, private fund operations, investor onboarding, regulatory filings, and investment transaction closings. Maintains board materials, corporate records, filings, transaction trackers, subscription documents, AML/KYC records, and legal operations infrastructure. Coordinates with internal teams, portfolio companies, fund administrators, and outside counsel on matters, billing, budgets, and administration. The role is onsite five days weekly in New York City.

Provides administrative and case support for criminal defense attorneys, including maintaining case files, entering and retrieving database information, preparing reports, updating court calendars, gathering court records, assisting clients and families, coordinating documents and mail, performing conflicts checks, and supporting courtroom and arraignment coverage.

Provides client and attorney support in Manhattan arraignment proceedings. Duties include gathering client information, assisting families, accessing court records, conducting criminal history and conflicts checks, preparing reports, organizing and copying files, maintaining case information in LawManager, and scanning and uploading criminal court documents. The role requires strong communication, computer, multitasking, teamwork, and independent work skills in courthouse, office, and field settings.

Provides administrative and client-support services for criminal defense attorneys, including maintaining case files, entering and retrieving database information, preparing reports, updating court calendars, conducting records and conflicts checks, assembling legal materials, and assisting clients and families. The role also includes courthouse support, occasional arraignment coverage, reception duties, document processing, filing, mail handling, and liaison work between attorneys and clients.

Supports global fund legal operations for the real estate group by managing entity databases and legal documents, assisting with entity formations, dissolutions, tax forms, bank account openings, securities filings, KYC requests, governance matters, structure charts, and D&O registers. The role also drafts operating agreements, resolutions, and internal loan documents while coordinating with registered agents and service providers.

Manage a high-volume New York workers’ compensation caseload from intake through resolution. Responsibilities include client communication in English and Spanish, obtaining medical records, preparing legal correspondence and settlement documents, filing hearing requests through WCB eCase, coordinating IMEs and depositions, communicating with case stakeholders, and tracking deadlines and documentation.

Supports attorneys and paralegals with insurance defense and general liability litigation. Responsibilities include maintaining electronic case files, scheduling hearings and depositions, organizing records and documents, preparing binders, drafting correspondence and minor motions or notices, coordinating administrative tasks, and ensuring subpoena service.

Supports attorneys throughout complex intellectual property litigation, including case management, court filings, discovery, document review and production, docket management, claim construction, deposition and trial preparation, cite-checking, and patent research. The role also involves mentoring junior paralegals, coordinating across offices, and traveling for out-of-state and International Trade Commission matters.

Supports FactSet’s corporate governance and securities function by preparing board materials, maintaining corporate books and minutes, managing SEC and exchange filings, leading Section 16 reporting, tracking beneficial ownership, and administering insider trading compliance. The role also supports annual shareholder meetings, legal files, governance process improvements, and general Legal team administration. Requires in-house securities paralegal experience, strong organizational skills, SEC reporting knowledge, and proficiency with EDGAR, board portals, and Microsoft Office.

Supports attorneys and client teams on private fund matters, including entity formation, fund launches, fundraising, investor transfers, subscription documents, signatures, closings, filings, and project timelines. Maintains organized client records, coordinates document review and comments, monitors deadlines, proofreads materials, and applies securities-law concepts. The role requires strong organization, communication, judgment, confidentiality, multitasking, and flexibility for overtime.

Supports patent prosecution matters for US, PCT, and international applications. Monitors legal deadlines, prepares and files patent applications and Information Disclosure Statements, manages assignment recordations, reviews agency correspondence, maintains matter files, communicates with clients and attorneys, and tracks billable time. The role requires strong knowledge of patent law, CFR and MPEP, proficiency with electronic filing systems and Microsoft Office, and at least eight years of patent prosecution experience.

Supports the Founder and CEO with calendar management, travel, expenses, correspondence, meeting preparation, follow-ups, and confidential information. Provides paralegal support for contracts, corporate records, entity management, regulatory filings, compliance, legal research, document execution, due diligence, and coordination with outside counsel. Also assists with office logistics, vendors, onboarding, events, and administrative matters for the CEO’s private investment fund.

Manage M&A transactions from diligence through closing and post-close. Responsibilities include transaction timelines, data rooms, diligence coordination, closing checklists, signatures, corporate and regulatory filings, documentation, stakeholder coordination, executive reporting, and process improvement across multiple concurrent acquisitions.

Supports attorneys with corporate and securities transactions, including IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, entity formation, venture capital financings, stock option plans, and corporate governance. Maintains capitalization records, corporate records, and minute books; prepares securities filings, formation and closing documents; supports deal closings and post-closing tasks; and conducts due diligence and securities research.

Reviews and analyzes title and survey documents for commercial multifamily real estate loans, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac transactions. Maintains knowledge of commercial real estate lending guidelines, supports attorneys with paralegal duties, monitors loan closing deadlines, manages official files, tracks billable time, and prioritizes multiple assignments. Requires strong organizational, analytical, writing, communication, and teamwork skills, with at least ten years of commercial real estate transaction experience focused on title and survey.

Supports patent prosecution matters by managing U.S. and international patent dockets, monitoring deadlines, preparing and filing USPTO and PCT applications and related documents, handling IDS submissions and assignment recordations, reviewing agency correspondence, maintaining electronic files and worksheets, communicating with clients and attorneys, tracking time, and supporting workflow and paralegal training.

Supports attorneys with complex commercial real estate transactions, including drafting and reviewing purchase agreements, leases, closing documents, title and survey analysis, due diligence, filings, and settlement statements. Coordinates with title offices, surveyors, counties, clients, and internal teams; manages transaction files, deadlines, billing records, and confidential information. The role requires advanced legal research and document-management skills, New York ACRIS proficiency, paralegal certification, eight years of experience, and active notary commission.

Supports Wealth Management Employment Law attorneys with employee relations matters, investigations, litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and administrative charges. Prepares legal documentation, collects and preserves documents and data, tracks deadlines and case status, maintains matter management systems, compiles reports, and coordinates with counsel, HR, Compliance, and other stakeholders. Handles confidential employee information and supports cross-functional legal initiatives.

Supports attorneys with trademark and copyright portfolio management, prosecution, maintenance, enforcement, due diligence, clearance searches, registration filings, TTAB matters, client correspondence, and deadline coordination. The role requires at least six years of law-firm trademark prosecution and maintenance experience, strong legal research and organizational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Provides paralegal support for trademark and copyright portfolio management, prosecution, maintenance, enforcement, and IP due diligence. Responsibilities include preparing trademark, service mark, copyright, TTAB, and title update filings; conducting trademark clearance searches; drafting client and counsel correspondence; tracking deadlines; and coordinating updates with attorneys and clients. Requires two to three years of law-firm trademark experience, strong organization, legal research skills, and preferably a paralegal certificate.

Provide global legal support for compliance and investigations programs. Monitor compliance inquiries, conduct low-risk vetting, escalate issues, support conflict-of-interest reviews, create training materials, organize records, conduct investigative fact-finding, review evidence, attend interviews, and prepare investigative reports. The role requires strong communication, organization, judgment, confidentiality, and flexibility, with in-office work in New York four days weekly.