Corporate/Tax – Legal Assistant
ID: 3467
Job Description
Our Client, a successful renowned law firms is seeking a Corporate/Tax Legal Assistant to expand their legal team. This firms company culture is autonomous and motivating, providing you with the perfect space to grow professionally. For your expertise they offer a competitive salary, generous benefits package, and a firm that has your back! Apply now.
Salary: Up to $65K
Qualifications
- Legal Assistant or Law Clerk diploma (or equivalent)
- Corporate/Business law experience is required.
- Recent professional services administrative experience.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Solid problem solving skills
- Superior written and oral communication skills
- Strong computer literacy and proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, PCLaw, Elite 3E, OnePlace, iManage, and Workshare
- Able to work efficiently with minimal supervision
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, edit, format, and revise agreements, correspondence, letters, memoranda and other documents
- Prepare blacklines
- Receive, handle, screen and/or direct incoming calls as directed by lawyers; respond to routine inquiries and requests from clients and take messages as required
- Route or answer correspondence
- Facilitate the creation and production of closing books, both paper and e-copies
- Assist with transactional closings
- Maintain lawyers’ calendars and contacts in Outlook and client relationship management databases
- Organize physical and electronic legal files; assist lawyers with operation of the document management system
- Coordinate and schedule meetings and conference calls, both internally and externally
- Perform clerical, business development, and general office duties
- Perform administrative duties with respect to expense claims, opening and closing files, docketing, billing, scanning, and photocopying
- Provide support to other assistants who may be absent or managing multiple tasks and/or difficult deadlines
- Provide support and back up to administrative positions as needed
- Work proactively as a positive and productive member of the team
- Other duties as required and consistent with the position scope
How to Apply: To apply, please forward your resume to Sabrina at sabrina@cartelinc.com
