Legal Assistant Intern (Unpaid) (2418)

DescriptionPOSITION OVERVIEW

As a member of the Legal team, you will join an incredibly talented and hardworking team dedicated to managing legal affairs, contracting and procurement in support of BakerRipley operations. The Legal Assistant position will be responsible for supporting the Legal team in processing contracts, UCC Liens, Subpoenas, public information act requests and other legal documents. The ideal candidate should be detail oriented, organized, responsible, accustomed to handling confidential information and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Support the prompt execution of contracts and other legal documents
Use discretion in handling confidential and personal information • Ensure prompt and thorough responses to external requests and UCC lien inquiries
Track and ensure compliance with applicable deadlines
Review and organize large quantities of documents
Communicate professionally in writing and verbally with internal and external parties
Handle sensitive employee data, legal strategies, and privileged/confidential information with the utmost discretion
Assist in maintenance of contract database by ensuring required documentation is properly stored and organized
Balance a variety of competing tasks and deadlines and transition between tasks as needed o Update contract templates with guidance from attorney staff and ensure consistency across template library
Assist legal, contract and procurement team members as needed with proofreading, formatting and submitting legal and procurement documents
Draft and proofread formal legal correspondence
Other tasks as assigned

QualificationsMINIMUM EDUCATION

High School Diploma

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

2+ years experience in a legal setting

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Paralegal certificate preferred and eligibility for a notary license strongly preferred COMPUTER/ SYSTEMS/

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

Microsoft Word, Outlook , OneDrive/Sharepoint, Teams, Adobe and Excel proficiency required. LANGUAGE REQUIRED (Other than English): None