Corporate Legal Admin Assistant

Our client is seeking a driven Corporate Legal Admin Assistant to join their team. Our client offers a wonderful atmosphere and stellar benefit package. If you want to work for a top firm who values their team members...this is for you!
 

Responsibilities

• Prepare a variety of reports, memoranda, and legal documents
• Receive and transcribe legal dictation and proofread the legal documents as required
• Open and maintain electronic legal files in accordance with firm policy and the legal practices of the specific attorney to whom the assistant is assigned
• With attorney supervision, prepare and file legal documents with courts and other agencies via runner or electronically
• Provide case management assistance
• Compose a variety of correspondence and ensure that this correspondence is accurate, informative, and grammatically correct
• Communicate with others in the firm; in terms of responsibilities, shared case management, and/or other support as needed
• Review, sort, and date stamp incoming mail
• Ensure the effective delivery of outgoing mail, overnight deliveries, and facsimiles in a well-timed manner
• Schedule appointments, meetings, depositions, and other meetings
• Assist in scheduling of seminars, luncheons, and other functions as requested
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of three years corporate legal assistant experience preferred
• Experience with data rooms, disclosures, schedules, and due diligence
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures
• Ability to utilize office equipment, software, and related application systems 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Resourcefulness and ability to work independently
• Excellent organization; ability to prioritize work and handle strict deadlines and multiple tasks
• Attention to detail and ability to creatively problem solve