Junior Underwriting Paralegal

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms around the world from its principal offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, Singapore, and Dubai.

The Firm has created a Junior Underwriting Paralegal position who will support the litigation finance underwriting team across our US Offices. This is a great opportunity for a talented, curious, process-minded paralegal to join an exciting and growing business at the intersection of law and finance.

The Junior Underwriting Paralegal for the New York office will be a valued member of the Underwriting team, providing a vital service to Burford’s evaluation and management of litigation investments. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and case file completeness and accuracy, as well as a track record for docket and document management in a complex legal environment are the keys to success in this role. The Junior Underwriting Paralegal will be a collaborative team player with the credentials, experience and temperament to manage a busy case load with calm and ease, as well as to suggest and implement improvements to global processes and standards. It is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious paralegal seeking an “outside the box” position in which to take on new challenges and grow professionally.

The role will report to Underwriting Paralegal Manager and be based in Burford’s New York office.

The base compensation range for this role is $65,000-$85,000. Burford also pays a discretionary annual bonus and provides welcome RSUs to all full-time employees.

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

Burford Capital is the largest and most experienced provider of commercial finance to the legal sector in the world, with a core expertise in identifying and optimizing the value of legal assets for companies and law firms. Since its founding in 2009, Burford has worked with hundreds of law firms and corporations, including 94 of the AmLaw 100 and 92 of the Global 100 largest law firms. Our team has grown from five people at the end of 2009 to over 150 people today, including over 45 lawyers.

Burford possesses the resources and expertise of a large company while retaining the flexibility and creativity of a startup. Team members are smart, creative, collaborative, curious, and confident. Everyone rolls up their sleeves to perform and engage collectively for the overall success of the business. Burford values rigorous thinking, clear communication, and efficient execution. Burford is an “always on” environment in which everyone needs to be accessible by email when outside the office, including during evenings and weekends

Burford pays base salaries consistent with the financial services industry and favors incentive compensation to reward performance. Burford provides competitive health care benefits and a 401k matching program. Burford Capital is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, whether or not they have a disability.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Underwriting Support

Other Responsibilities

• Participation in Underwriting Paralegal team projects to standardize and improve efficiencies of underwriting practices globally
• Documentation of Underwriting process and procedures
• Maintenance of SharePoint

SKILLS DESIRED

Qualifications & Experience

Core Competencies & Skills / Personal Attributes & Fit

• Pro-active, self-starter who completes assignments on time with limited supervision
• Problem solver; able to adapt to Burford’s hybrid finance/legal requirements with innovative solutions
• Flexible working style; willing to take on whatever is needed for the business and multi-task among many small daily responsibilities and some larger project work
• Extremely organized, strong attention to detail, and the ability to follow-through independently
• Effective interpersonal skills to gain the confidence and trust of the attorney Underwriters, as well as the ability to ensure their adherence to institutional norms and global standards with a soft touch
• Team Player; able to assist and cover for fellow Underwriting Paralegals in other Offices as needed

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