Licensing Paralegal

Orrick is looking for a Licensing Paralegal who is ready to join a dynamic team of licensing professionals providing comprehensive solutions designed to directly address the unique challenges faced by fintechs and other financial services companies. This position is located in our Santa Monica office.

The Opportunity: Under the direction of the Paralegal Manager and Attorneys, the Licensing Paralegal will work across offices to support the licensing group and is primarily responsible for managing license application filing, drafting license applications, preparing and updating licensing applications, organizing document compilations, tracking project status information, interacting with clients as needed to obtain relevant information, interacting with state and federal regulators, and handling all aspects of licensing project management. This individual will provide support with ongoing projects and requests and coordinate delegation of tasks to Orrick Analytics Project Assistants related to preparing license applications, as needed, as well as work with third-party vendors to advance the license applications. Note that this is not a traditional paralegal position given the responsibilities, but Orrick paralegals are expected to cross train to support multiple practice groups as required.

• Assist with preparing and updating state financial services license applications and secretary of state filings.
• Track informational requests to client and from state and federal regulators as appropriate.
• Prepare foreign qualifications, examination responses, periodic reports, renewals, and ongoing compliance filings.
• Correspond with and prepare correspondence to client, state, and federal regulators.
• Compile filings, scan filings, and send filings to regulators.
• Manage filing records.
• Review and analyze regulatory notifications.
• Conducting legal research.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Effective delegation and collaboration skills.
• Must be able to work overtime, including weekends as needed.
• Ability to be physically present in the office to process licensing applications.
• Other duties as assigned

• A Bachelor's degree or commensurate work experience is required
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved training program is preferable
• 1-3 years office administrative, legal, compliance, financial services, and/or licensing experience is a plus
• High technology aptitude
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent time management and organizational skills, attention to detail, a positive outlook and must be a self-starter. The ability to manage a high-volume workload, and to effectively interface with various levels of personnel is critical to operational success.
• Must have proficiency using PDF software and strong experience with using the Microsoft Office 365 suite of programs.
• Nationwide Multi-State Licensing System and Registry experience is a plus.

California Requirements: In the California offices, paralegals must meet the qualifications, including compliance with the continuing education requirements, as set forth in the California Business and Professions Code, Section 6450 et seq.

Who is Orrick? Orrick is a global law firm focused on serving the technology & innovation, energy & infrastructure and finance sectors. Founded more than 150 years ago in San Francisco, Orrick today has offices in 25+ markets worldwide. We are recognized worldwide for delivering the highest-quality legal advice through our diverse teams and for our culture of innovation and collaboration. Financial Times selected Orrick as the Most Digital Firm of 2020, and in the past five years, the Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year three times and runner-up twice. For the ninth year in a row, Fortune named Orrick to its 2024 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Learn more about our awesome employee experience here: Fortune 100 Great Place To Work certified company.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected salary range for this position is between $50,000 - $69,000.

Orrick is committed to providing a comprehensive, competitive, and thoughtful total compensation package to our attorneys and staff, wherever they work. This compensation and benefits information is based on the Orrick's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include, but not limited to, qualifications, relevant experience or education, particular skills or expertise, geography. Other compensation may include an annual discretionary merit bonus, which would be determined by Firm and individual performance.

We offer a full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurances; robust mental well-being benefits; child, family, elder, and pet care benefits; short- and long-term disability benefits; a health savings account (w/applicable medical plan), flexible spending accounts, long-term care insurance, and a 401K program. This role is eligible to employees will receive compensated time off through our Paid Time Off program, generous Parental leave benefits, and paid holidays.

Please visit www.orrick.com for more information about the firm.

How to Apply: If you are searching for a chance to create an impact, you have a little grit and you love working with a team, we want to talk with you. To submit your resume and cover letter for this position, please visit our Staff and Paralegal Opportunities Listings at www.orrick.com/Careers. Orrick accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis, until filled.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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