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BakerRipley

Legal Assistant (1038)

BakerRipley, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246

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As a member of the Legal team, you will join an incredibly talented and hardworking team dedicated to managing legal affairs, contracting and procurement in support of BakerRipley operations.

The Legal Assistant position will be responsible for supporting the Legal team in processing contracts, UCC Liens, Subpoenas, public information act requests and other legal documents.

The ideal candidate should be detail oriented, organized, responsible, accustomed to handling confidential information and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Support the prompt execution of contracts and other legal documents

Use discretion in handling confidential and personal information

Ensure prompt and thorough responses to external requests and UCC lien inquiries

Track and ensure compliance with applicable deadlines

Review and organize large quantities of documents

Communicate professionally in writing and verbally with internal and external parties

Handle sensitive employee data, legal strategies, and privileged/confidential information with the utmost discretion

Assist in maintenance of contract database by ensuring required documentation is properly stored and organized

Balance a variety of competing tasks and deadlines and transition between tasks as needed

Update contract templates with guidance from attorney staff and ensure consistency across template library

Assist legal, contract and procurement team members as needed with proofreading, formatting and submitting legal and procurement documents

Draft and proofread formal legal correspondence

Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

Detail oriented, organized, responsible, accustomed to handling confidential information

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries: Non-profit Organizations, Education Administration Programs, and Primary and Secondary Education

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