Mid-level legal assistant

Connect44; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect44 is seeking a Legal Assistant to autonomously handle routine legal tasks within defined areas. You will perform legal research, monitor global legislation developments and prepare summaries essential for legal environment building.

The role also involves creating training materials and supporting knowledge management. Additionally, you will assist with legal reviews, support negotiations with external parties, and help manage evidence for disputes and case tracking, ensuring alignment

Qualifications

• Ability to independently perform legal research and knowledge organization.
• Coordinate with external law firms per external legal requirements and corporate standards.
• Support external communication, negotiations and contract reviews as needed.

Responsibilities

• The Legal Assistant will independently handle routine legal work within a specific area of responsibility and ensure quality, standardization and efficiency.
• Conduct legal research and monitor developments in global legislation and enforcement.
• Prepare summaries for legal environment building and develop training materials and guides.
• Assist with evidence collection, tracking of cases and knowledge management activities.

Skills

Legal research

Knowledge management

External coordination

Negotiations

Contract review

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher (Swiss university)

Job description

The Legal Assistant will independently handle routine legal work within a specific area of responsibility in accordance with applicable legal policies and processes and will be responsible for the quality, standardization and efficiency of the work.

• Conduct legal research.
• Monitor developments in global legislation and law enforcement.
• Prepare summaries in accordance with the requirements for legal environment building.
• Develop materials to support legal awareness, including training materials, videos, promotional content and guides.

2. Legal Review & Legal Opinions

• Conduct routine legal reviews in accordance with relevant policies, processes and guidelines.
• Support the issuance of legal opinions as required.

3. Legal Disputes

• Assist with evidence investigation.
• Collect, organize and prepare evidence materials.
• Track the progress of legal cases.

4. Knowledge Management

• Assist with legal knowledge management.

Requirements

• Ability to independently perform tasks such as legal research, knowledge organization and coordination with external law firms in accordance with external legal requirements and corporate management standards.
• Ability to assist the Legal Affairs Supervisor with external communication and negotiations, contract reviews, internal training and other related work.
• Bachelor's degree or higher from a Swiss university.
• Fluent German.
• Approximately 2 years of legal work experience.