Corporate Legal Assistant

Prestigious National Law Firm is seeking a Legal Assistant with corporate transactional experience for their Miami office. 

Legal Assistant Job Description

• Format, type and proof complex legal documents using redlining applications
• Manage internal and client deadlines
• Prepare and edit correspondence, minutes of meetings and other legal documents from written, oral and dictated sources
• Maintain and properly close and/or purge files; scan and file Firm and Client correspondence and legal documents into I-Manage
• Prepare new business records, engagement letters
• Input and edit attorney's time and review pre-bills
• Schedule meetings and make travel arrangements
• Answer telephone, distribute messages; set up conference calls; send and receive emails and faxes; resolve issues as needed; open, sort and distribute mail
• Reconcile expense reimbursements; process check and petty cash requests

Legal Assistant Requirements 

• Minimum of 3 years of legal secretarial experience in Corporate Law
• experience in the business intake process (opening new matters, engagement letters, conflict searches, etc.).
• Must have excellent proofreading, document formatting and redlining skills
• Must pay close attention to detail and be extremely organized
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• High degree of initiative and ability to plan, prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Must be punctual and reliable
• Ability to work in a fast paced team environment
• Flexibility to work overtime
• Microsoft Office 2016 knowledge with Excel, Outlook and advance knowledge of Word functions
• Familiarity with using an electronic document management system, such as I-Manage

Similar Job Titles

• Paralegal Corporate
• Legal Secretary Corporate 
• Legal Assistant Corporate
• Transactional Law 
• Corporate Law

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