Corporate Legal Assistant

Indianapolis, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: USD 70000 - 75000

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary serves the legal and business needs of the transportation industry on a full-service basis. Our legal team is experienced not only in regulatory compliance but also in business structuring and transactions litigation insurance labor and employment highway accident defense taxation mergers and acquisitions workers compensation logistics driver leasing warehousing private fleet operations outsourcing and customs. We also represent clients in a variety of other related industries including those that provide services or products in insurance alternative workforce strategies construction and real estate development manufacturing retail goods and professional services. With our principal office in Indianapolis and other offices located coast to coast we are easily accessible to clients nationwide.

The Firm has an opening for a full-time Corporate Legal Assistant in the Indianapolis office. The Firm has developed an optional 3-2 hybrid work schedule in which employees are expected to work from the Indianapolis office at least 3 days per week and may work from home up to 2 days per week. The salary range will be starting between $70000-$75000 based on experience.

The Opportunity
The candidate will work under the supervision of the attorney(s) to whom he/she is assigned and will provide typical Corporate/Business/Transactional Legal Assistant services. Those services include preparing maintaining and organizing client files preparation of letters and other correspondence maintaining and organizing corporate records (including minute books and stock certificates) maintaining and organizing electronic data rooms maintenance of electronic data and other file information and formatting proofreading and editing documents; ensuring all documents leaving the office whether electronically or via mail are in good order free of typos and grammatical errors. Strong organizational and prioritization skills are a must. The candidate should be a motivated accountable team player with excellent communication organizational and time management skills.

Essential Job Duties

3 years of experience as a legal assistant required; Corporate preferred.
Experience in litigation helpful.
Ability to deal professionally and communicate clearly and concisely with clients attorneys and staff on all levels.
Strong computer proficiency with Microsoft 365 and Adobe/PDFDocs.
Managing calendars planning and scheduling meetings.
Superior organizational skills including filing calendaring and time management.
Familiarity with Net Documents or other document management system helpful.
Proven analytical skills.
Regularly report to work and adhere to the designated work schedule. Ability to be flexible handle pressure adapt to changing work priorities and manage deadlines workflow and work assignments.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to meet deadlines and productivity standards.

Success Factors
Personal characteristics that will contribute to success in this position include a strong work ethic the ability to draft original correspondence a high degree of attention to detail the ability to work effectively in both team and independent environments and the ability to multitask.

Firm Benefits
The Firm offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical/HSA dental vision life disability family care leave 401k/profit-sharing retirement package and pet insurance. Employees are also eligible to work a hybrid schedule of three days in the office with up to two days per week working from home. The Firm will supply the necessary computer and accessory equipment to facilitate this hybrid work schedule.

Firm Culture
The Firm has a collaborative team culture that fosters support among peers and collegiality among assistants paralegals attorneys and managers. We have a welcoming equitable workplace with an open-door policy. For decades the Firm and its attorneys have been recognized on the industrys most respected awards lists including Best Law Firms Best Lawyers BTI Client Service Top 30 Chambers USA Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers and Super Lawyers.
Please send resumes to Resumes with previous law firm experience will be considered first. Compensation for the Corporate Legal Assistant will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

DescriptionScopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary serves the legal and business needs of the transportation industry on a full-service basis. Our legal team is experienced not only in regulatory compliance but also in business structuring and transactions litigation insurance labor and employment hi...

Description

Essential Job Duties

3 years of experience as a legal assistant required; Corporate preferred.
Experience in litigation helpful.
Ability to deal professionally and communicate clearly and concisely with clients attorneys and staff on all levels.
Strong computer proficiency with Microsoft 365 and Adobe/PDFDocs.
Managing calendars planning and scheduling meetings.
Superior organizational skills including filing calendaring and time management.
Familiarity with Net Documents or other document management system helpful.
Proven analytical skills.
Regularly report to work and adhere to the designated work schedule. Ability to be flexible handle pressure adapt to changing work priorities and manage deadlines workflow and work assignments.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to meet deadlines and productivity standards.