Paralegal Jobs in New Jersey

The Role

We are seeking an experienced paralegal to join our growing legal team. While experience in asset management and 1940 Act-registered investment companies is strongly preferred, we welcome candidates from other legal, financial services, corporate, regulatory, or highly regulated environments who have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly, exercise sound judgment, and apply transferable skills to new and complex subject matter. The strongest candidates will be collaborative, intellectually curious and agile, highly organized, and committed to producing precise, thoughtful work in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you will support a broad range of legal and regulatory matters, including fund formation, registration, regulatory filings, governance, contract management, and corporate record maintenance. You will collaborate with attorneys, fellow paralegals, outside counsel, and cross-functional business partners to support business growth, help mitigate legal and regulatory risk, and serve a global client base. This is an exciting opportunity to drive impact at a firm that has sustained a strong rate of growth and continues to expand into new products, businesses, and geographies.

We’ll Trust You To

- Conduct legal and regulatory research related to investment funds, asset management matters, and other legal and regulatory topics
- Support the preparation, review, and filing of registration statements and other regulatory filings
- Assist with the preparation, drafting, and filing of SEC filings via EDGAR
- Coordinate regulatory filings and related communications with regulatory agencies and external parties
- Prepare and compile board and committee materials, including annual 15(c) materials
- Support the drafting, review, and maintenance of SMA agreements and other commercial contracts
- Draft, update, and maintain organizational and governance documents
- Maintain corporate and fund records, including minutes and related documentation
- Partner with internal stakeholders to support outside counsel and vendor billing workflows
- Respond to requests for information from internal stakeholders and business partners
- Maintain department resources, trackers, reference materials, and other tools that support efficient legal and regulatory workflows
- Support special projects and other legal and regulatory initiatives, as needed

You'll Need To Have

- Approximately 3+ years of relevant legal, compliance, regulatory, corporate governance, contract management, or other transferable professional experience
- Relevant experience may come from law firms, financial services firms, corporate legal departments, compliance teams, regulatory organizations, consulting firms, or other highly regulated environments
- Experience in asset management, investment management, registered funds, or other regulated industries is helpful but not required
- Experience with SEC filings, EDGAR, regulatory filing platforms, or other document-intensive filing or submission processes is a plus
- Ability to quickly learn new subject matter and navigate complex regulatory frameworks
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Why Lord Abbett?

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.
- Principles-Based - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
- Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
- Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first.

We have been ranked #1 in Barron’s Best Fund Families for 2024 and have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for five consecutive years.

Compensation Information:

Annual base salary for this role is $90,000 - $110,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different. Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance.

Benefits:

Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans.

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

Important notice to Search Firms - Please Read Carefully
Without prior written agreement, Lord Abbett does not accept unsolicited submissions from employment agencies, search firms, placement services, or any similar provider (“Search Firms”) for employment opportunities. All candidates submitted by Search Firms to any employee or partner at our company without a written Search Firm agreement in place will be deemed the sole property of our company. In such circumstances, no fee, commission, or other compensation will be paid to such Search Firm in the event a candidate is hired by our company. To the extent a Search Firm has a written agreement in place, all introductions are position specific and should be directed to HR or the hiring manager, so we kindly request no unsolicited phone calls or emails.