About Careertakes

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Position Overview

Confidential Client is hiring an Entry Level Global Finance Paralegal for its Chicago, IL office. This entry-level, full-time role offers hands-on training and growth supporting complex lending and structured finance transactions in a collaborative transactional practice. The position involves preparing closing deliverables, supporting UCC filings, coordinating closing logistics, and working closely with attorneys and senior paralegals.

• Location: Chicago, IL
• Employment type: Full time
• Target salary (Illinois): $85,000 - $108,000

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What You’ll Do

• Develop an understanding of negotiated lending and structured finance transactions and assist lawyers and clients on these matters
• Support transaction closings by preparing deliverables, draft closing documents, and maintaining closing checklists under supervision
• Obtain and review formation documents, officers/secretary certificates, resolutions, and signature pages
• Order, review, and summarize lien searches and public-records results; coordinate with third-party vendors and corporate service providers
• Prepare and file UCC financing statements, amendments, continuations, and terminations and draft UCC collateral descriptions
• Assemble and distribute electronic and physical closing sets and closing books
• Prepare and circulate signature pages using DocuSign or other electronic platforms when appropriate
• Assist with delivery procedures for original notes, equity certificates, and other possessory collateral
• Coordinate transaction workflows and manage closing and post-closing processes under senior supervision
• Communicate with attorneys, paralegals, clients, opposing counsel, filing offices, and vendors to resolve open items

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Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree
• 0–3 years of paralegal or related experience supporting commercial finance, secured lending, securitization, or other financial transactions in a law firm or comparable professional-services environment
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple transactions and competing priorities
• Excellent attention to detail, judgment, communication, and follow-through
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced transactional practice

Preferred

• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program
• Experience with online research and public-records searches

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Other Skills & Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good judgment and discretion; ability to preserve confidentiality
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Willingness to work overtime as needed during active closings

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Compensation & Benefits

• Target salary range for Illinois: $85,000 - $108,000
• Compensation may vary by location and candidate qualifications
• Position may include bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits package (details provided by the client)

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Additional Notes

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role. The practice may require overtime during active closings and other peak activity periods.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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