Legal

Executive Assistant

Requires strong computer and research skills, flexibility, excellent interpersonal abilities and project coordination experience.

Successful candidates provide high-level administrative support and have the ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff, outside clients and vendors.

Sensitivity to confidential information may be required.

Typical duties of an executive assistant
Performing office and administrative duties to assist executive management
Screening calls, managing calendars, making travel, meeting and event arrangements
Preparing reports and financial data
Training and supervising other support staff
Customer relations as required

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Corporate Counsel

Positions can range from entry level to senior management.

Corporate/in-house counsel are generally lawyers who are within a company's legal department and take care of its legal affairs.

In some instances, corporate counsel, in-house counsel and general counsel are used interchangeably, but here, corporate counsel is used as an overarching term for all lawyers within a corporate legal department, while general counsel refers to the head of the department.

Candidates must have a juris doctor (JD) and excellent analytical, communication, diplomatic, research and writing skills.

Typical duties of a corporate counsel
Preparing, reviewing and negotiating company contracts, requests for proposals and other legal documents
Consulting with management, commercial advisors, tax experts, accountants and marketing staff
Negotiating and drafting contractual agreements, such as real estate leases, and advising on employment matters
Developing the organization's policies on industry-specific issues, corporate governance or regulatory affairs

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Contract Administrator

Careers in contract administration can range from entry to senior-level.

Contract administration is the management of contracts made or to be made with customers, vendors, partners or employees.

A bachelor's degree and/or a certificate of completion from a paralegal education program are typically required.

Strong computer skills in advanced management software are preferred.

Typical duties of a contract administrator
Reporting on the firm's operations, overseeing administrative departments, managing outside vendors and assisting with the firm's budget
Reviewing contracts for ambiguities and contemplating potential outcomes and creative solutions
Negotiating and drafting any manner of agreements, including procurement and service contracts and leases
Providing technical guidance to lawyers and paralegals involved in negotiations

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Paralegal or Legal Assistant

Paralegals and Legal Assistants directly support lawyers and may be required to supervise other legal staff, such as legal secretaries or file clerks. Paralegals may train on the job in some jurisdictions, but they are increasingly required to attain degrees or certifications from post-secondary paralegal education programs.

Paralegals and Legal Assistants should have computer and technical knowledge as well as strong analytical, communication and organizational skills. 

Some law firms prefer three to five years of paralegal experience in a law firm or other corporate legal department.

Typical duties of a paralegal or legal assistant
Assisting lawyers in preparing for transactional closings, depositions, hearings, trials and conferences; completing many administrative tasks, including, working on individual cases or transactions
Investigating the factual evidence of a transaction or case and preparing exhibits, charts and diagrams to display information
Drafting legal court documents, such as pleadings, motions, affidavits and subpoenas; transactional documents, such as trusts, wills, contracts and real estate leases; and closing documents
Conducting routine discovery
Obtaining due diligence materials, such as corporate certificates of good standing, real estate and title information, and securities filings
Organizing and tracking files for important transactions or case documents, including pleadings and voluminous discovery documents; creating and maintaining a case-management database