Position : Corporate Paralegal, AML
Anti-Money Laundering
Location : New Jersey
Salary : $85,000 - $100,000
Onsite Logistics : Hybrid (Monday and Friday remote; Tuesday through Thursday in-office)
Schedule : Monday-Friday (10 : 00 am - 6 : 00 pm)
Responsibilities :
- Perform corporate-related duties including, but not limited to, entity formations, amendments, and dissolutions; drafting initial governance documents; obtaining EINs; and tracking subscription agreements (as needed).
- Conduct due diligence, including reviewing and summarizing contracts, agreements, and corporate records (as needed).
- Order and distribute certified copies, good standing certificates, and other necessary documents.
- Review, analyze and summarize constitutive and offering documents for various legal entity types in multiple jurisdictions.
- Analyze client data and prepare reports, summaries, matrices, and / or databases to catalogue client information for internal and external consumption (e.g., internal trackers and matrices and shared data sites including SharePoint, Markit, Onboarding Accelerator, Smartsheet etc.
- Prepare and deliver standard KYC documentation to financial institution counterparties including but not limited to : Customer Identification Program Questionnaires, FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Rule Customer Due Diligence Questionnaires, Sanctions, and Account Onboarding forms, AML Comfort / Reliance Letters, Wolfsberg Questionnaires, and other AML documents, tax forms and certifications to various counterparties in connection with account opening, legal agreement negotiation, existing account refresh and client deals / transactions. Direct contact with clients, counterparties, and attorneys is required.
- Additional projects as designated by the AML team leader.
Skills and Knowledge
Associate or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college is preferred.A minimum of 3 years of paralegal experience in AML, Corporate law or banking is a plus.ACAMS Certification(s) a plus.