Legal Project Assistant
K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with a commitment to innovation and client service. They are seeking a Legal Project Assistant to provide documentation and staff support services to lawyers and other legal professionals, primarily in their Pittsburgh or Seattle offices.
Responsibilities
- Review correspondence for reporting to clients and internal deal team
- Proofread and check communications for accuracy
- Retrieve documents from online databases and organize same
- Prepare closing binders and manage closing checklists
- Prepare signature page packets
- Prepare and maintain department records and reports
- Prepare transmittal letters and maintain accurate records of same
- Prepare large mailings and assist with document distributions
- Act as liaison between departments (office services, central records, etc.)
- Create and maintain files
- Index and organize documents including review of original collateral files for completeness
- Maintain status log of transactions, closings, and post-closing obligations
- Manage electronic filing and information retrieval
- Assist with large-scale due diligence projects
Skills
- College diploma or equivalent
- Recent college graduate with plans to pursue graduate school, including law school
- Previous experience in a client-services-oriented field preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational ability, attention to detail, analytical skills, and initiative
- Ability to organize, prioritize assignments, and produce high volume of work quickly and accurately
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to meet obligations with confidentiality, integrity, and sensitivity
- Be personable, articulate, knowledgeable, and professional in presenting oneself in a professional setting
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills, including an interest in learning and utilizing the firm's AI tools and other technological solutions
- Flexibility in dealing with simultaneous projects
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to function with a high level of patience, tact, and diplomacy
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products pertaining to the specific position, including, but not limited, to Outlook, Word, Excel, etc
- Effective communication skills, both orally and written
- Strong initiative required
- Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
- Demonstrated ability to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the firm
Company Overview
Company H1B Sponsorship