We are⠀seeking a⠀Legal⠀Assistant⠀for the⠀Corporate⠀department⠀in our⠀Dallas⠀office. As⠀a key⠀member of⠀our team,⠀you will⠀assist in⠀all⠀aspects of⠀the⠀transactional⠀practice⠀including⠀the⠀preparation⠀of various⠀transactional⠀documents,⠀signature⠀page⠀packets,⠀minute⠀books and⠀stock⠀certificates.⠀Strong⠀legal/executive⠀assistant⠀and⠀communication⠀skills are⠀essential.⠀If you⠀have a⠀deep⠀understanding⠀of⠀corporate⠀transactional⠀practice⠀and,⠀strong⠀communication⠀skills, we⠀would⠀appreciate⠀hearing⠀from you.⠀This⠀position⠀will be⠀on-site 5⠀days/week⠀in our⠀Dallas⠀office.
In this role, you will:
- Provide⠀day-to-day⠀legal and⠀executive⠀support⠀for⠀attorneys.
- Create⠀and revise⠀client⠀documents,⠀spreadsheets,⠀and forms⠀from⠀drafts and⠀originals.
- Assist⠀with⠀monthly⠀closing⠀preparations⠀including⠀editing,⠀proofing⠀and⠀preparation⠀of closing⠀binders.
- Perform⠀calendar⠀management.
- Process⠀time⠀entry,⠀open new⠀matters,⠀draft⠀engagement⠀letters,⠀process⠀reimbursement⠀expenses,⠀maintain⠀calendars,⠀review and⠀prepare⠀billing⠀invoices,⠀and other⠀administrative⠀duties.
- Maintain⠀client⠀files;⠀review and⠀prepare⠀billing⠀invoices⠀and other⠀administrative⠀duties.
- Prepare⠀and submit⠀conflicts⠀check⠀forms,⠀screening⠀forms, and⠀new matter⠀request⠀forms.
- Exercise⠀excellent⠀judgment⠀to⠀determine⠀priority⠀level of⠀work⠀assigned⠀daily;⠀assure⠀high⠀priority⠀items are⠀completed⠀in a⠀timely⠀matter.
- Organize⠀and⠀coordinate⠀meetings,⠀conferences,⠀and travel⠀arrangements.
- Assist⠀other⠀legal⠀assistants⠀with⠀overflow⠀and backup⠀as⠀needed.
- May⠀be⠀requested⠀to perform⠀other⠀duties not⠀listed⠀above.
What we’re looking for:
- At least⠀6⠀years⠀of⠀Corporate⠀Legal⠀Assistant⠀experience⠀working⠀in⠀a⠀large⠀law⠀firm⠀or⠀similar⠀setting.
- Experience⠀with heavy⠀editing,⠀formatting⠀and⠀comparing⠀lengthy⠀legal⠀documents.⠀- Ability⠀to⠀initiate,⠀draft,⠀edit and⠀finalize⠀correspondence.
- Excellent⠀communication⠀skills.
- Excellent⠀word⠀processing⠀and⠀organizational⠀skills.
- Ability⠀to work as⠀a team⠀member and⠀communicate⠀effectively⠀with all⠀levels of⠀personnel.
- Ability⠀to⠀multi-task⠀and strong⠀attention⠀to detail⠀in a⠀highly⠀demanding,⠀deadline-driven⠀environment.
- Proficient⠀with⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀Suite and⠀Adobe⠀Acrobat,⠀including⠀Excel⠀spreadsheets⠀and⠀document⠀handling.
- Ability⠀to work⠀overtime⠀as⠀needed.
- High⠀School⠀diploma or⠀G.E.D.⠀equivalent.
About Dorsey:
Dorsey &⠀Whitney is⠀an AmLaw⠀100⠀international⠀law firm⠀with more⠀than 575⠀lawyers in⠀21 offices⠀throughout⠀the United⠀States,⠀Canada,⠀Europe and⠀Asia. We⠀are a⠀premier⠀legal⠀counselor⠀to⠀companies⠀worldwide⠀in a wide⠀range of⠀industries,⠀including⠀banking &⠀financial⠀institutions;⠀development⠀&⠀infrastructure;⠀energy &⠀natural⠀resources;⠀food,⠀beverage &⠀agribusiness;⠀healthcare⠀& life⠀sciences;⠀and⠀technology.
Dorsey⠀offers a⠀competitive⠀pay and⠀benefits⠀package⠀including⠀comprehensive⠀medical,⠀dental,⠀and vision⠀insurance;⠀domestic⠀partner⠀benefits⠀(for⠀same-sex⠀and⠀opposite-sex⠀domestic⠀partners);⠀a generous⠀paid time⠀off⠀policy;⠀retirement⠀savings⠀plan;⠀profit⠀sharing⠀contribution;⠀paid⠀holidays;⠀paid⠀parental⠀leave,⠀paid⠀volunteer⠀day;⠀adoption⠀assistance;⠀back-up⠀child care⠀program;⠀well-being⠀programs⠀and⠀activities;⠀a 24/7⠀confidential⠀employee⠀assistance⠀program;⠀and more!⠀(Some⠀benefits⠀are⠀subject to⠀eligibility⠀criteria).
One⠀of our⠀greatest⠀strengths⠀is a⠀friendly,⠀cooperative⠀culture⠀that⠀values and⠀appreciates⠀each⠀individual.⠀Dorsey has⠀received⠀external⠀recognition⠀for our⠀welcoming⠀workplace,⠀including:
- Mansfield⠀Certification⠀Plus⠀(Diversity⠀Lab)
- Best⠀Law Firms⠀for Women⠀(National⠀Association⠀of Female⠀Executives⠀and⠀Flex-Time⠀Lawyers)
- 100%⠀rating on⠀the⠀Corporate⠀Equality⠀Index⠀(Human⠀Rights⠀Campaign)
- Gold⠀Standard⠀Certification⠀(Women in⠀Law⠀Empowerment⠀Forum)
- Top⠀100⠀Adoption-Friendly⠀Workplace⠀(Dave⠀Thomas⠀Foundation⠀for⠀Adoption)
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