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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.

Requirements

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