About this role

Your team

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, is a leading infrastructure investor that specializes in investing in, owning, and operating some of the largest and most complex assets across the energy, transport, digital infrastructure, and water and waste management sectors.

GIP’s scaled platform has over $189 billion in assets under management. We believe that our focus on real infrastructure assets, combined with our deep proprietary origination network and comprehensive operational expertise, enables us to be responsible stewards of our clients’ capital and create positive economic impact for communities.

The GIP Legal team supports GIP’s investment platform through corporate governance, legal entity management, regulatory and compliance coordination, transaction support, and efficient administration of its legal entities and investment structures.

Your role and impact

As an Associate, Corporate Paralegal for GIP, you will play an important role in supporting the corporate governance and legal entity management needs of GIP’s investment platform. You will work across entity formation and maintenance, Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes, beneficial ownership analysis, tax and regulatory documentation, document legalization, and transaction support. You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to help maintain accurate entity records, execute legal documentation, respond to regulatory and due diligence requests, and support effective governance processes.

Your responsibilities

In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:

• Manage corporate governance and legal entity matters across multiple jurisdictions, including entity formations and dissolutions, governing documents, resolutions, officer and signatory records, certifications, and related entity records.

• Coordinate KYC, AML, and due diligence requirements for banks, investors, administrators, regulators, and counterparties, including beneficial ownership documentation, certifications, questionnaires, and ongoing remediation.

• Support tax and regulatory documentation, including Employer Identification Number (EIN) procurement, tax registrations, tax forms, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) requirements, and related certifications and questionnaires.

• Coordinate domestic and international document execution and legalization processes, including notarization, apostille, authentication, certification, shipment, and return of original documents.

• Prepare and maintain legal entity structure charts and analyze ownership and control relationships to support beneficial ownership, regulatory reporting, and complex fund and investment structures.

• Support transactions, fund governance, and investor matters by coordinating execution of legal agreements and responding to documentation, compliance, and certification requests from internal and external stakeholders.

• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Client Services, Operations, Finance, external counsel, fund administrators, banks, auditors, registered agents, and other service providers, while supporting knowledge transfer through training, process documentation, and mentoring of interns and co-op employees.

Your experience

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully support corporate governance, legal entity formation and maintenance, and related documentation.

• Experience working as a paralegal or in a comparable function, ideally within an investment manager, law firm, financial services firm, or similar environment.

• Strong organizational, interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple detailed workstreams and deadlines.

• Demonstrated discretion and sound judgment when handling confidential business and personnel information.

• Experience coordinating across internal stakeholders and external service providers, with familiarity with Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), beneficial ownership, or related due diligence processes preferred.

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$100,000.00 - USD$130,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

Guidance on AI use for candidates

At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.

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