Evening Legal Assistant

This position provides overnight legal assistant support to all offices worldwide. The hours are 12 midnight to 8amEST. Must on-site at 55HY in NYC.

Review, proofread and format legal documents for multiple practice areas.
• Conduct cross-references and defined terms checks on corporate/transactional documents.
• Support multiple practice areas in domestic and foreign offices.
• Coordinate with other business services departments to handle requests; working knowledge of other business services departments functions and hours of operation.
• Obtain pleadings from court dockets and monitor dockets.
• Assemble and distribute documents for hearings and client meetings.
• Notarize documents.
• Assist with closings, draft and review closing checklists and prepare closing binders in electronic and paper format for distribution.
• Prepare signature pages.

Compensation: The anticipated base salary range offered for this role will be between $60,000 to $80,000 and represents the firm's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base compensation range. Actual base compensation will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, performance, qualifications, degrees, and location, as well as the needs of the firm.

• A 4-year college degree is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Strong client service and demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to handle and complete multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to prioritize.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Strong attention-to-detail, spelling and grammar skills.
• Ability to think critically and analytically and exhibit sound judgment.
• Effective and proactive team player.
• Flexible and available to work overtime as needed (includes evening and weekend).
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Become a notary public within the first 6 months of employment (if not already a notary public).
• Available to report to work on regularly scheduled days and at the scheduled hour.