Legal Assistant

GUS Germany GmbH; Berlin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Health budget

Online language courses

Campus events

Idea development opportunities

Job summary

GUS Germany GmbH is seeking a legally savvy assistant to support inquiries, coordinate court proceedings, and manage contract databases. You will prepare opinions, shareholder resolutions, and oversee signing processes while contributing to reports and invoice coordination.

The role emphasizes meticulous organization, independent work, and strong MS Office skills in a dynamic international environment.

Qualifications

• Completed training as a legal assistant or comparable commercial training.
• Alternative: further training as management assistant or secretary (IHK) or business admin degree with assistant experience.
• Career changers with proven legal department/ project management experience are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Initial review of inquiries and coordination within the department.
• Coordination of court proceedings and legal projects, deadline monitoring, and internal/external communication management.
• Support in preparing legal opinions and shareholder resolutions.
• Maintenance and updating of contract databases and document management system.
• Management of signing processes.
• Participation in the preparation of reports and presentations.
• Coordination and review of invoice processes.

Skills

Structured work style

Organizational skills

Independent working

Strong communication

Discretion

German language

English language

MS Office

Education

Legal assistant training (ReFa)

Office management clerk

European secretary

Comparable commercial training

IHK certified management assistant

Career changers welcome (legal dept experience)

Job description

Initial Responsibilities

• Initial review of inquiries and coordination within the department
• Coordination of court proceedings and legal projects: deadline monitoring, management of internal and external communication
• Support in the preparation of legal opinions and shareholder resolutions
• Maintenance and updating of contract databases and document management system
• Management of signing processes
• Participation in the preparation of reports and presentations
• Coordination and review of invoice processes

Your Skills

• Structured and careful way of working
• High organizational skills
• Ability to work independently on tasks
• Strong communication skills and team orientation
• Discretion and trustworthiness in handling sensitive information
• Perfect German language skills in speaking and writing (native level)
• Good English language skills in speaking and writing
• Confident handling of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Qualifications

• Completed training as a legal assistant (ReFa), office management clerk, office communication clerk, European secretary, or comparable commercial training
• Alternatively: further training as a certified management assistant or certified secretary (IHK) or a business administration degree with relevant assistant experience
• Career changers with proven experience in a legal department, corporate secretariat, project management, or similar are expressly welcome

Why Us?

• Opportunity to work with a great team in a dynamic and international environment
• 30 days of vacation
• After successfully passing the probationary period, we offer subsidies for employees’ well‑being through our health budget with preventive and aftercare services
• Various online language courses and opportunities to participate in online collaboration courses
• Numerous campus events from the fields of art, culture, business and science
• Opportunity to develop and implement new ideas and concepts