Paralegal / Legal Assistant

The Paralegal/Legal Assistant is someone who assist individual lawyers or legal teams by preparing and prioritizing legal documents. The Paralegal/Legal Assistant perform legal research, compile legal documents and evidence, facilitate interviews, and provide assistance prior to and during court proceedings. The Paralegal/Legal Assistant Support lawyers with various tasks, including conducting legal research, drafting and reviewing documents, communicating with clients, preparing hearings, trials, and meetings, and organizing and maintaining files. The Paralegal/Legal Assistant should have computer and technical knowledge as well as strong analytical, communication and organizational skills. 

Paralegal/Legal Assistant Responsibilities:

• Write drafts correspondence, deal summaries, contract amendments, and legal memos
• Revises and redlines legal agreements and other documents
• Maintains and updates various logs, including tracking status of contracts
• Assists internal production/finance or related partners with inquiries of pending and fully executed contracts
• Maintains and organizes efficient filing system, and creates production binders
• Processes the execution and dissemination of agreements to appropriate parties.

Paralegal/Legal Assistant Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong experience as an assistant.
• Self-starter with the ability to prioritize a considerable workload from multiple supervisors.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Experience revising and redlining documents.
• Ability to read and analyze legal documents.

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