Paralegal, Sr. Assoc.

The Bank is looking for an experienced Paralegal for our Legal team to work closely with attorneys and other legal team members to support the Bank. The primary responsibility for this role will be to provide support by handling various legal assignments for internal Bank business units, along with the Legal team attorneys and other team members, with emphasis on handling moderately complex projects with minimal supervision. Applicants must be able to provide analysis and resolution of internal issues, conduct legal research, and provide technical support for attorneys and business units.

The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide legal support for the Bank’s periodic securities filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
• Provide legal support services to various internal Bank business units, as assigned, relating to the Bank’s operations and propose alternative approaches and courses of action.
• Conduct legal research over a wide spectrum of legal sources and prepare material summarizing and applying research results to Bank issues.
• Negotiate and prepare documentation for member letters of credit and manage and provide legal support relating to operational functions for letters of credit.
• Prepare, review and revise contracts, Bank agreements, documents, and correspondence, as assigned.
• Advise and assist Bank departments in the preparation and implementation of written policies and procedures.
• Assess standard Bank processes and documentation for internal consistency and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Coordinate the collection, review and production of documents and respond to discovery requests.
• Develop direct client relationships within the Bank to effectively perform other duties as assigned.
• Monitor resources for statutory and regulatory changes that may affect the Bank and its member relationships and provide results to business units to comment on or implement, as applicable.
• Advise on and maintain Bank’s corporate delegations of authority.

Other responsibilities, as assigned.

Required skills/knowledge:

• Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent education.
• Paralegal certification strongly preferred.
• Seven or more years of increasingly responsible relevant paralegal experience with securities filings and corporate transactions and familiarity with relevant substantive areas of law and regulations.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written with strong analytical and research skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage projects independently.
• Team oriented and able to work collaboratively and effectively with business units and other legal department members.
• Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, and client relations skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, database software, information retrieval systems and legal research software (e.g., Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw), and SEC filing platforms (e.g., Workiva).

SALARY RANGE: $110K - $125K

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. We value and actively seek to recruit, develop, and retain individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences reflecting the full diversity of the communities that we serve.  It is the policy of the Bank to comply with all applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities.

Salary ranges reflect the base salary that the Bank reasonably expects to pay for a given role and is not inclusive of annual incentive award opportunities, retirement benefits or the value of other health and welfare or other ancillary benefits. We consider many factors when determining base salaries such as individual background and experience, the competitive environment, education, particular skill set(s), and industry and institutional knowledge.

The Bank is committed to offering all team members challenging and engaging work with market competitive pay, retirement, and benefit offerings. In support of this commitment, the Bank routinely engages in market competitive benchmarking surveys and analysis to ensure our team members continue to be paid fairly and competitively.