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Legal Assistant

KEW Legal

Legal Assistant

Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Our busy legal firm is looking for an efficient, organized legal assistant to help our attorneys and paralegals assist our clients and ensure we’re operating efficiently. You’ll assist with the preparation of legal documents, and handle all office correspondence including answering phone calls and emails, arranging meetings and travel, and reminding the team of upcoming deadlines. If you have experience in a law firm environment, work well under pressure, and are looking for a rewarding opportunity in the legal industry, we want to connect with you. Responsibilities: • Be willing to take on any other necessary administrative tasks to help the firm run smoothly • Arrange travel, schedule meetings and appointments for the team, such as depositions, and coordinate with outside vendors for events • Complete legal research as needed under the supervision of attorneys and paralegals • Manage office correspondence and administrative tasks such as answering phone calls, communicating with opposing attorney offices, taking dictation, responding to emails, and reminding the team of upcoming deadlines • Process client billing properly using daily time records with help from the accounting department • Providing outstanding customer service and prompt communication to clients and referral sources. • Updating in case management the clients’ projects with any relevant matter events, deadlines, and reminders. • Filing new entities, amending articles, converting entities, and other entity work in the Division of Corporations for the State of Florida and Delaware, with little to no supervision. • Requesting EINs online and on paper with little to no supervision. • Drafting the bases for corporate documents, such as operating agreements, resolutions, consents, addendums to agreements, and others, for attorney review. • Drafting demand letters and cease and desist letters for attorney review. • Completion of applications for governmental agencies, such as liquor licenses, trademark applications, nonprofits, etc., for attorney review. • Drafting of contract term sheets for agreements entered into by clients. • Drafting bases for Letters of Intent and Memorandums of Understanding. • Flawless coordination of full execution of documents by all parties. Qualifications: • Organizational skills and communication skills are necessary for this position • Able to meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Comfortable working with all Microsoft Office products • Candidates should be able to type at least 50 words per minute • At least 1-2 years of previous experience in a law firm setting performing administrative tasks Compensation: $40,000 - $50,000 yearly

    • Providing outstanding customer service and prompt communication to clients and referral sources. • Updating in case management the clients’ projects with any relevant matter events, deadlines, and reminders. • Filing new entities, amending articles, converting entities, and other entity work in the Division of Corporations for the State of Florida and Delaware, with little to no supervision. • Requesting EINs online and on paper with little to no supervision. • Drafting the bases for corporate documents, such as operating agreements, resolutions, consents, addendums to agreements, and others, for attorney review. • Drafting demand letters and cease and desist letters for attorney review. • Completion of applications for governmental agencies, such as liquor licenses, trademark applications, nonprofits, etc., for attorney review. • Drafting of contract term sheets for agreements entered into by clients. • Drafting bases for Letters of Intent and Memorandums of Understanding. • Flawless coordination of full execution of documents by all parties.