Legal Assistant / Paralegal - Italian, French, or German at Confidential

Legal Assistant / Paralegal - Italian, French, or German

• Support team of lawyers with daily tasks such as preparing retention documents such as PoAs, retainers, funding agreements, case memos & case alerts and send out case related Email Blasts
  
• Save legal & corporate documents, case related media articles and client correspondence in the office filing system.
  
• Organize exhibits, documents, briefs, and appendices.
  
• Redact information from documents.
  
• Provide bi-lingual customer service to the company´s clients.
  
• Gather relevant information from a variety of corporate structure of clients to prepare retention documentation.
  
• Conduct research of facts or local formalities to support legal proceedings.
  
• Act as the liaison among internal departments, clients, and other external partners.
  
• You will be dealing with the world’s largest investors, custodian banks and foreign attorneys in various time zones and with sometimes unknown documentation standards.
  
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor or management.
  

• Paralegal Certifications are welcomed, but not mandatory.
  
• Minimum of 3 years of experience is required, with previous proven experience as a legal assistance or other legal field.
  
• Experience in the financial industry is also a plus.
  
• If fluent in English and other languages such as German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese French, Dutch huge plus.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe PDF writer required for document preparation and digital handling/filing of documentation.
  
• Experienced with Pacer and Bloomberg is a plus.
  
• Previous experience as a paralegal or legal assistant.
  

• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills in English and other languages is a plus.
  
• Must possess strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Detail and meticulous oriented individual.
  

• Competitive salary will be commensurate with experience and education.
  
• Inclusive workplace, value-oriented company, and great atmosphere to work-in.
  
• Rewards and recognition for superior performance- bonus payments can make up over 20% of base compensation.
  
• Exceptional benefits package available: (100% health insurance, dental, vision,401(k) plan, short-and-long-term disability plans, PTO, and generous firm holiday schedule (usually one-week paid time, and corporate retreats).