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Legal Assistant (Bilingual in Korean & English)

IN2U HR

Legal Assistant (Bilingual in Korean & English)

Lyndhurst, NJ
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    LEGAL ASSISTANT (NJ)

    We are H Mart, the largest Asian supermarket chain in America. Starting in 1982 with a single store in Woodside, Queens, H Mart has grown to include more than 67 stores across the United States. H Mart is America's premier Asian food destination and provides groceries and everyday essential needs as well as upscale products. H Mart offers a full line of Asian foods as well as a broad range of Western groceries to complement its full scale offering to that of a traditional supermarket.

    ABOUT LEGAL ASSISTANT

    H Mart is looking to hire a Legal Assistant with superb research and administrative skills. Legal Assistants are expected to work well under pressure and deliver on tight deadlines in a fast- paced environment. To ensure success, Legal Assistants should be proficient at multi-tasking, intuitive and excellent communicators with a keen interest in providing accurate and insightful support to lawyers and legal teams. Top candidates will be experts in key legal concepts with fantastic organizational skills, great IT skills and a meticulous attention to detail.

    you will find the dynamic environment and challenges. Yet you will find something more: an opportunity to apply your analytic and technical skills to a company and focus on developing careers. Much of the work is used to help Corporate legal counselors make critical decisions for the organization.

    RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

    • Conduct legal research on cases and gather pertinent legal information.
    • Interpret laws, rulings and regulations in legal documents.

    · Compile, proofread and edit drafts of contracts, leases, licenses, policies and other legal documents.

    · Monitor, study and develop written summaries of proposed and enacted legislation, regulations, court decisions, industry guidelines, trade journals and other relevant publications.

    • Assist with case preparation including opening and closing arguments, and aiding in court motions or pleadings.
    • Daily record keeping with electronic and physical filing of caseloads.
    • Analyze and summarize documents.
    • Assist with the administration and management of workflow.
    • General administrative duties i.e. answering correspondence and taking telephone calls.
    • Manage various legal cases that arise from store operations including compiling documents such as accident reports, CCTV video footages, cleaning logs, and etc.
    • Compile and track all invoices pertaining to legal fees
    • Manage billing for stores
    • File annual reports, articles of organization, articles of incorporation, and other forms related to creating, maintaining and dissolving H Mart legal entities
    • Manage all aspects of POS Data System maintenance process used by Food Court
    • Tenant performance control including analyzing tenant sales revenue, service quality and issues

    QUALIFICATION / REQUIREMENTS:

    • Minimum Bachelor degree (BS or BA)
    • Fluent in English & Korean is a Must
    • Legal research experience
    • Experience in drafting legal and business documents
    • Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and research skills
    • Ability to understand and interpret legal documents
    • Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
    • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
    • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Lexis-Nexis, PACER, Westlaw and other legal research sites.

    WORK HOURS & BENEFITS:

    • MON-FRI, 9:00am to 6:00pm
    • Company provided Lunch
    • Health Insurance Coverage
    • Dental and Vision Coverage
    • PSL / PTO
    • Paid Holidays per company policy
    • Celebration & Condolence Benefits per company policy
    • Eligibility to use Company owned Resort per company policy
    • 5% Employee Points program with H Mart Smart Card