Job Title:- Legal Assistant

Location: New York, NY 10014 Hybrid 3 Days

Job Description

The ideal candidate will have an interest in pursuing a legal career and whose educational background was focused on writing and research. The candidate must have an exceptional attention to detail and precision in writing and document creation. The candidate must have an excellent command of Microsoft Office and the ability to create and manage red-line documents.

This position provides the unique opportunity to be exposed to sales, trading, capital markets, operations, and asset management, in a fast-paced environment of a worldwide company.

Responsibilities:

• Heavy reading assistance
• Assisting with editing and creating documents
• Tracking status of matters and metrics
• Maintaining relevant databases
• Basic administrative support tasks
• Ad hoc projects as needed

Qualifications:

• Strong Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) experience
• Experience working in corporate legal department, law firm, financial services, consulting, technology firm or related industry
• Must have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, exceptional verbal communication and listening skills
• Knowledge of legal customs and practices
• Project administration skills
• Knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree with a strong GPA
• This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.