Corporate Legal Assistant

About the role

A well-established national law firm is seeking a Corporate Legal Assistant to provide administrative support to attorneys and paralegals within its Corporate practice group. This is an excellent opportunity for a legal assistant with corporate law experience to support sophisticated transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, venture capital financings, and other business transactions, while working in a collaborative and professional environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of documentation for amendments, withdrawals, mergers, and dissolutions of corporations and partnerships.
• Support deal closings by preparing closing binders, document sets, and related closing materials.
• Affiliate with SEC filings, securities offerings, UCC filings, and search requests.
• Open new client matters, coordinate conflict checks, prepare engagement letters, and update client and billing information.
• Maintain electronic and physical client files and document management systems.
• Proofread legal documents, correspondence, and reports for accuracy, grammar, formatting, and content.
• Draft routine correspondence, memoranda, and reports.
• Manage incoming mail, correspondence, and document distribution.
• Schedule meetings, conference calls, attorney travel, and calendar appointments.
• Communicate professionally with attorneys, clients, vendors, and internal departments.
• Cook with the Finance Department regarding billing matters.
• Provide overflow support to other legal assistants as needed.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent required; additional college or vocational education preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Corporate Legal Assistant in a law firm.
• Experience supporting corporate transactions and business law matters.
• Familiarity with federal, state, and county corporate filing procedures.
• Knowledge of corporate legal terminology, business entity filings, and corporate governance documents.
• Experience with amendments, withdrawals, mergers, and dissolutions of corporations or partnerships.
• Strong proofreading, writing, grammar, and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking abilities.
• A high level of professionalism, attention to detail, and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Hybrid work schedule.
• Professional and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunity to support sophisticated corporate transactions and business law matters.
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.
• Overtime opportunities as business needs require.

Disclaimer

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