Job Description
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is seeking a highly organized, quick-thinking and proactive paralegal (“Paralegal”) to join its legal team of 50+ attorneys and other legal professionals. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment requiring mental agility and the ability to juggle multiple tasks and shifting priorities while maintaining a high level of attention to detail. The Paralegal will provide day-to-day support to the Secondaries Legal team with respect to a variety of recurring tasks and discrete projects.
The Paralegal will work on transactions and assist with the formation of funds across Ares’ secondaries private equity, credit, real estate and infrastructure verticals, including attending to AML-KYC requests. As such, experience with legal work is expected and familiarity with legal matters relevant to private equity funds is highly preferable. The Paralegal should possess excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, organization and time management skills and be a “good corporate athlete” with a great attitude who can work autonomously and anticipate needs in a fast-paced environment. A successful individual in this role will be a proactive self-starter who is comfortable speaking up and running with projects; all while demonstrating strong integrity and professionalism in dealing with both internal and external stakeholders. This role will also require an understanding of the Ares Management platform as a whole and how legal/business issues in the Secondaries Group can impact the entire platform.
Ares is a flat, flexible and dynamic organization. The firm fosters a culture of collaboration, entrepreneurialism, integrity and partnership, both internally amongst colleagues and externally amongst clients and other stakeholders. The Ares team operates with a growth mindset, communicates transparently and cultivates a high-performance and results-oriented environment.
The Paralegal will be charged with facilitating the efficient functioning of the Secondaries Legal team to enable the timely delivery of high-quality legal services to investment professionals and other functional groups (finance/accounting, investor relations, compliance, etc.) in New York.
Critical tasks include:
Reporting Relationships
Compensation
The anticipated rate for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus.
$35 to $40 per hour
The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.
Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.
There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.