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Legal Assistant

NYC

Contract

Legal Assistant

Job Responsibilities

• Legal Assistant is responsible for assisting in drafting and preparation of various legal documents, such as routine notices, filings, and letter preparation
• Legal Assistant compiles, reviews and organizes documents for meetings, legal work, and filings
• Under direction of counsel, the legal assistant conveys routine info to client management regarding legal or contractual issues
• Legal Assistant performs legal and factual research as assigned by attorneys
• Assists in the preparation of PowerPoint presentations and supports legal and compliance team in their use of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Assists in the processing of contract reviews, working with other departments as needed
• Legal Assistant makes process improvement and implements recommendations
• Legal Assistant maintains inventory of office supplies
• Establishes and maintains litigation and other files, correspondence, records, certificates and other documents
• Legal Assistant provides administrative support such as scheduling meetings, setting up video conference calls, assisting with travel arrangements, and performing other executive administrative functions as needed.

• Legal Assistant must possess 3 or more years of relevant experience
• Legal Assistant experience preferred. Paralegal certification/training or some college is a plus.
• Strong experience and expertise with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Legal Assistant must possess the ability to work independently while managing changing priorities and projects
• Legal Assistant must have experience writing effective and diplomatic correspondence
• Legal Assistant must have excellent attention to detail, organization and planning, confidentiality and problem solving abilities