Legal Practice Assistant - Corporate Business Transactions
Legal Practice Assistant - Corporate Business Transactions
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP one of the worlds leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce law and government across North America Asia Europe and the Middle East is seeking a Legal Practice Assistant to support the Corporate & Business Transactions (CBT) practice group. This position will report to the Manager of Legal Practice Support. The position will be responsible for providing a broad range of administrative and substantive legal support to the CBT team in an environment where collaboration and exceptional client service is emphasized.
Legal Practice Assistants are part of ML LawPath a comprehensive program that combines substantive law firm experience with practical handson training and professional development opportunities. It is designed to provide the experience connections and continuous learning to fast track your career with an opportunity to form client relationships routinely engage with practice group attorneys and legal professionals and gain significant analytical and project management skills. ML LawPath endeavors to help Legal Practice Assistants develop a wellrounded skill set and best practices that will foster their success as legal professionals and beyond.
Morgan Lewis recognizes the benefits of supporting flexible working arrangements. This position will reside in the Philadelphia office with a hybrid inoffice/remote working schedule. Flexibility with overtime is required. A commitment of two to three years is expected and candidates must start no later than June 30 2025.
Key responsibilities of this position:
Provide project assistance on a variety of transactional matters.
Assist with due diligence reviews of key documents collected in virtual data rooms.
Assist in closing activities.
Assist in preparation of presentation and marketing materials.
Conduct research.
Support attorney engagement with clients and potential clients.
Assist with knowledge management activities.
Train and provide input into use of AI tools.
Cultivate professional relationships with both Morgan Lewis colleagues and clients/potential clients.
Support practice group networkbuilding.
Assist in the coordination of internal and clientfacing events.
Performs other duties as assigned to support the Corporate and Business Transactions Practice Group.
Experience/Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree required;
One 1 year of internship or professional experience preferred; professional services industry experience a plus.
Independent selfstarting and selfmotivated.
Superior written/verbal communication skills strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and within a team environment are a must.
**A cover letter describing how your values goals and experience align with the position at Morgan Lewis is expected.
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition veteran status gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP reasonably accommodates applicants and employees who need them to perform the essential functions of the job because of disability religious belief or other reason protected by applicable law. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process please contact Talent Acquisition at 888.534.5003 or
If hired your employment relationship with the firm will be on an atwill basis meaning that the firm may modify the terms and conditions of your employment at any time and that either you or the firm will be free to end the relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without advance notice although reasonable notice would be expected.
Employment Type
Full Time
