Full-Time
Senior Paralegal Specialist
Private Wealth
Updated on 9/4/2026
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
1,001-5,000 employees
Global law firm handling private equity
Compensation Overview
$200k - $215k/yr
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
Three days in-office per week required.
Bachelor's, Certification
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- A minimum of 15 years of experience as a Private Wealth Paralegal.
- A college degree and/or paralegal certificate.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and document management systems such as iManage.
- Ability to work concurrently on a variety of matters while managing time and expectations.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong drafting and proofreading skills.
- Comfort with financial statements and an aptitude for organizing complex information and maintaining meticulous records.
- Knowledge and experience of the probate and trust administration process for complex taxable estates.
- Ability to demonstrate independent judgment in selecting appropriate forms and applying procedural rules governing probate and trust administration, including required filings.
- Ability to sit at a desk for most of the working day and walk short distances.
- Manual dexterity, speed, and accuracy in handling office equipment.
- Ability to work efficiently and accurately in an atmosphere of frequent interruption.
- Ability to work in close proximity to other individuals.
- Ability to carry light objects, such as files, small objects, and supplies, a short distance.
- Meet with clients, trustees, and family members, and communicate with beneficiaries.
- Prepare estate and gift tax returns, asset spreadsheets, and probate pleadings.
- Prepare documents in connection with probate of wills and commencement of administration proceedings, including drafting pleadings.
- Prepare allocations of assets to beneficiaries and respective sub-trusts.
- Prepare required fiduciary accountings for probate estates and trust administration.
- Prepare and transmit papers necessary to transfer assets, including stock transfer documents, recording of real estate papers, and transfer of motor vehicle titles.
- Handle administration of decedents’ assets and resolve title issues and other obstacles.
- Correspond with financial institutions to collect estate assets, work with appraisers on real or personal property appraisals, and obtain financial information from accountants on closely held corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships.
- Prepare and file petitions, ongoing accountings, and reports related to guardianship proceedings.
- Draft ancillary estate planning documents.
- Manage junior paralegals, including onboarding, training, and staffing.
- Provide training and feedback to paralegals in the New York Private Wealth Group.
- Maintain confidentiality and client-service standards, draft professional correspondence, and ensure accuracy and consistency across work product.
- Create and maintain effective working relationships with others to facilitate a positive work environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- The ability to be proactive, dependable, extremely organized, and attentive to detail.
- Excellent judgment, strong accountability, and proactiveness.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher is a global law firm that focuses on private equity and venture capital work, providing legal advice to funds, sponsors, and portfolio companies. It delivers services through multidisciplinary teams across offices, handling deal origination, structuring, execution, financing, and regulatory matters, coordinating cross-border transactions. The firm stands out with its international footprint combined with a specialized PE/VC practice, enabling coordinated, cross-border guidance and deep industry experience. Its goal is to help clients close private equity and venture capital deals efficiently while managing risk and regulatory considerations across global markets.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Belgium
Founded
1888
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- September 3, 2026 hire Eugene Park strengthens liability management for sponsor-driven restructuring mandates.
- August 17, 2026 hire Matthew Penny positions Willkie for data center and infrastructure buildouts.
- July 22, 2026 OpenAI deal and 787 Seventh Avenue expansion show growth investment now.
What critics are saying
- BRC Group sued Willkie for $735 million on January 20, 2026 over Franchise Group.
- Reuters reported seven partners left after the Trump deal, signaling cultural damage.
- West Coast departures and litigation damage client confidence before 2027 pitches and lateral recruiting.
What makes Willkie Farr & Gallagher unique
- Willkie pairs elite private equity rankings with top-tier restructuring and liability management depth.
- OpenAI collaboration and Willkie Works create proprietary AI workflows for lawyers and clients.
- 2026 hires in London, Houston, Dallas, and Chicago broaden PE, energy, and restructuring coverage.
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Willkie expands Strategic Capital and Restructuring Group with addition of Eugene Park to Chair the Liability Management and Strategic Credit practice. September 3, 2026 New York, NY (September 3, 2026) - Willkie announced today that Eugene Park, a leading liability management lawyer, will join the firm's Strategic Capital and Restructuring Group as a partner. He will serve as Chair of the Liability Management and Strategic Credit practice. Eugene has more than a decade of experience advising companies and their creditors on the complex liability management and financing transactions that now sit at the center of the market. "Eugene is one of the most inventive capital structure lawyers working today," said Willkie Chairman Matthew Feldman. "Clients look to us for guidance on complex issues requiring innovative capital solutions, and Eugene will support our restructuring practice in providing even better service to our clients both in and out of court." The expansion builds on the momentum Willkie has generated since Ryan Bennett joined the firm less than a year ago as Chair of its Strategic Capital and Restructuring Group. Under Ryan's leadership, the group has continued to strengthen its capabilities across the full spectrum of restructuring matters, with particular emphasis on advising middle-market private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies through complex financial situations. On the company side, Willkie has continued to win significant mandates, including its representation of Saks Global, while its market-leading creditors' committee practice has long been a cornerstone of the firm's restructuring franchise. Eugene's arrival adds additional liability management capability to that established platform, further expanding the solutions Willkie can provide clients across the capital structure. "We have a debtor-side practice that is landing some of the biggest mandates out there, and one of the strongest private equity platforms in the business feeding it," said Ryan Bennett, Chair of the Strategic Capital and Restructuring Group. "Liability management used to be a lane you were either in or you weren't. Now it runs through everything, from a sponsor deciding how to finance a portfolio company, to a lender group protecting its position. Eugene adds even more strength to the team, further supporting us in turning those sponsor relationships into the creative capital work clients are asking for." Willkie's private equity practice is among the deepest in the market, and the sponsors and portfolio companies it serves are responsible for originating much of today's liability management and capital structure work. Eugene's hire is part of Willkie's ongoing initiative to widen the Strategic Capital and Restructuring Group's remit beyond traditional debtor-side restructuring to address all of the ways companies raise and rework capital, including new-money drop-down and bridge financings and the specialized structures behind equipment and data center deals. Eugene will lead the liability management side of Willkie's expanded platform alongside the group's restructuring and financing work. "Willkie pairs a top private equity franchise with a winning debtor-side practice, and it is investing in exactly the direction the market is moving," Eugene said. "The work is not one-dimensional anymore. A client might need a rescue financing this quarter and a liability management exercise the next. Willkie advises across all of these disciplines seamlessly to provide clients with end-to-end sophisticated and commercial advice." Eugene brings deep experience in both company- and creditor-side representations. He has represented companies including Cision, Envision Healthcare, US Renal, United Site Services, and Bed Bath & Beyond, among others, in transactions that reshaped multibillion-dollar capital structures. On the creditor side, Eugene has advised numerous ad hoc lender groups; run complex financing deals led by anchor lenders such as the Magenta financing anchored by Elliott and the Liberty Puerto Rico financing anchored by Diameter; and advised lenders in data center financings. Lawdragon named him to its 2026 list of the 500 leading global bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers. Eugene joins Willkie's New York office as the Strategic Capital and Restructuring Group continues to take on some of the market's largest and most complex matters. ***************************************************** Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP provides leading-edge legal solutions on complex, business critical issues spanning markets and industries. Its approximately 1,300 attorneys across 16 offices worldwide deliver innovative, pragmatic and sophisticated legal services across approximately 45 practice areas. Learn more at www.willkie.com.
Willkie shortlisted for Commercial Disputes Team of the Year at Chambers UK Solicitor Awards 2026. Award. August 21, 2026 Willkie has been shortlisted for "Commercial Disputes Team of the Year" at the Chambers UK Solicitor Awards 2026, an annual event celebrating legal excellence in the UK. The shortlist recognizes Willkie's London office as a market leader within the UK and highlights the Firm's recent achievements in the competition litigation space. The awards ceremony will take place in London on November 26. View the shortlists for the Chambers UK Solicitor Awards here.
Lyntris $298M IPO hits wall street, landing well below its original target. 0 Comments Defense technology company Lyntris Inc. finally stepped onto the public stage Wednesday, but the debut came with a twist: what started as a much bigger ambition ended up landing at a noticeably smaller number. The private equity-backed firm raised $298 million in its initial public offering, guided by law firms Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP. How the numbers shook out. Lyntris priced its offering at $17.50 per share, selling a total of 17 million shares as it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LYNX. The split between fresh capital and existing ownership tells its own story: the company itself sold roughly 5.7 million shares, while existing stockholders cashed out on approximately 11.3 million more. A deal that shrank on its way to market. The final numbers represent a significant retreat from where Lyntris started. The Falls Church, Virginia-based company originally told regulators on Aug. 10 that it hoped to raise around $492 million, planning to sell 24 million shares priced between $19 and $22 apiece, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Between that initial pitch and Wednesday's actual pricing, the deal lost nearly $200 million in projected value - a gap that suggests investor appetite came in cooler than the company had hoped. What Lyntris actually does. In its regulatory filing, Lyntris described itself as a company that fuses specialized hardware, software and mission expertise together, positioning itself to help customers detect threats earlier, make decisions faster, and act with greater precision - the kind of pitch tailored squarely at defense and national security clients operating in high-stakes, time-sensitive environments. Who's cashing in. The company is backed by private equity firm Trive Capital, and the SEC filing shows that funds tied to Trive Capital, along with existing executives and directors, participated as sellers in the offering - meaning early backers used the IPO as a chance to convert at least part of their stake into cash even as the company itself raised new capital. Room for the offering to grow. The deal isn't necessarily finished expanding. Selling stockholders have granted underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2.55 million shares at the IPO price - a standard mechanism that could still push the total raise higher if demand holds up in the weeks ahead. Where the money is headed. Lyntris told regulators it plans to funnel the proceeds in two main directions: roughly $60 million will go toward repaying existing debt, while the remainder is earmarked for general corporate purposes, including further product development, working capital needs, and day-to-day operational expenses. Closing the books. The offering is expected to formally close Thursday, putting a bow on a process that began with far loftier expectations than it ultimately delivered. The legal team behind the deal. Willkie is advising Lyntris on the offering, with a team led by Hannah Frank and Brandon McCoy steering the company through its transition from private equity ownership to public markets.
Willkie welcomes energy and infrastructure partner Matthew Penny. August 17, 2026 New York, NY (August 17, 2026) - Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that energy and infrastructure attorney Matthew Penny has joined the Firm as a partner. Matthew's practice focuses on the development and construction - including Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) matters - of energy and infrastructure projects, including data centers. He is based in the Firm's Houston and Dallas offices. "Our clients are undertaking increasingly complex, large-scale projects that require strategic guidance. We are thrilled to add Matthew's EPC experience at this exciting time in the market," said Eric Pogue, Willkie's Global Chair of Power and Renewable Energy. "Matthew's addition deepens our ability to provide practical, commercial counsel on the development of energy and infrastructure projects, including data centers and large-scale generation projects." Matthew's practice covers a wide range of energy and infrastructure assets, including power generation (fossil fuel, nuclear and renewables), energy storage (electric and gas), infrastructure (data centers and transmission), and traditional oil and gas assets (including liquefied natural gas). He regularly guides clients across the industry, including developers, investors, lenders, manufacturers, and end-users (including hyperscalers), through strategic decisions involving contracting methodologies and structures, supply chain optimization, and project financing. Archie Fallon, Managing Partner of the Houston office, commented: "As investment in energy and infrastructure continues to accelerate, Matthew's EPC and construction practice will further strengthen our capabilities and our growing Houston office." Holt Foster, Managing Partner of the Dallas office, added: "We are thrilled to welcome Matthew to Willkie. Our energy and data center clients in Texas and across the Firm will benefit from Matthew's first-in-class experience." Matthew's practice is strengthened by his background in construction litigation and contract management, which includes almost 10 years of experience at an oil major. He is recognized by legal directories as an elite practitioner in energy transactions. Matthew joins from a prominent national law firm. Matthew commented: "I am excited to join Willkie's talented team at a time of such significant change across the energy sector. Willkie has built one of the most impressive global energy and infrastructure platforms in the market, and the Firm's broad transactional strength aligns well with my EPC and construction project work, allowing us to support clients from project inception through operation across the industry." Matthew is the latest partner addition to Willkie's growing cross-office team of attorneys focused on matters involving energy, project finance and infrastructure, including data centers. ***************************************************** About Willkie Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP provides leading-edge legal solutions on complex, business critical issues spanning markets and industries. Its approximately 1,300 attorneys across 16 offices worldwide deliver innovative, pragmatic, and sophisticated legal services across approximately 45 practice areas. Learn more at www.willkie.com.
EnCap exits Momentum Midstream in $5.5bn sale to Williams. * August 4, 2026 * - 9:16 am Private equity-backed Momentum Midstream is changing hands after Williams Companies agreed to acquire the business from EnCap Flatrock Midstream in a transaction valued at up to $5.5bn, delivering another significant infrastructure exit for the energy-focused PE firm, according to a report by Bloomberg. Under the terms of the agreement, Williams will fund the acquisition through approximately $3.5bn in cash and assumed debt, alongside around $2bn in shares. The deal represents one of the largest acquisitions undertaken by Williams and further strengthens its footprint in the Haynesville shale basin, a key source of natural gas feeding the rapidly expanding US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export market. Houston-based Momentum Midstream owns and operates approximately 4,000 miles of natural gas pipelines with capacity to transport around 6 billion cubic feet of gas per day. Its network connects production in East Texas and northern Louisiana to LNG export facilities, power generators and industrial customers along the US Gulf Coast. The acquisition reflects continued demand for established midstream infrastructure as developers seek to expand capacity serving a growing pipeline of LNG export terminals. With regulatory hurdles and lengthy permitting timelines making new pipeline construction increasingly difficult, strategic acquisitions have become an attractive route for operators looking to expand existing networks. Alongside the acquisition announcement, Williams unveiled plans to invest a further $1.5bn in expanding its infrastructure, including the Delta Access project on its Transco pipeline system and the Shelby Trough Connector, an extension of its Louisiana Energy Gateway network. The acquisition will increase Williams' ability to transport natural gas from the Haynesville basin to Gulf Coast export facilities. The company already owns more than 30,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure across the US. The transaction comes as the US LNG sector continues its rapid expansion, with export capacity expected to increase significantly over the remainder of the decade as new terminals in Texas and Louisiana come online. BofA Securities acted as lead financial adviser to Williams, with Davis Polk & Wardwell serving as legal counsel. Momentum Midstream was advised by Barclays and Jefferies, while Kirkland & Ellis acted as its legal adviser. Willkie Farr & Gallagher advised EnCap Flatrock Midstream on the transaction.