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