Corporate Legal Assistant

Wright-Patt Credit Union; Beavercreek (OH); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Wright-Patt Credit Union in Beavercreek, Ohio seeks a Corporate Legal Assistant to provide on-site clerical and administrative support to the Legal Department. You will assist with document preparation, filing, invoicing, meeting coordination, and research, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.

The role requires strong organization, writing and verbal communication skills, professionalism, and discretion handling confidential matters in a corporate environment.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Proven self-starter with minimal direction and strong judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and related software.
• Experience in a law firm or corporate office environment preferred.
• At least 1 year in corporate, legal or financial services fields.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare and proof legal documents and reports; coordinate communications and respond to routine inquiries.
• Administer Legal Department invoices; liaise with Accounts Payable and outside vendors.
• Coordinate meetings, organize and maintain legal files and records.
• Provide general routine legal administrative support and back-up for the Credit Union and attorneys.
• Assist with departmental and enterprise projects through research and documentation.
• Ensure policies and controls are followed; report gaps to leadership.

Conocimientos

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Self-starter

Multitasking

Professionalism

Confidentiality

Educación

High School Diploma or equivalent

Ten years equivalent work experience

Descripción del empleo

The Corporate Legal Assistant provides daily, on-site, clerical, and administrative support to the Legal Department assisting with general administrative support, departmental record keeping, and file maintenance. The Corporate Legal Assistant works with the Legal Department attorneys to ensure tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner, including, without limitation, departmental administrative tasks, record keeping, and corporate and litigation file maintenance. This position requires solid organizational, written and verbal communication, and research skills.

1. Receives and supports the Legal Department's handling of incoming legal work. Provides a wide range of support to the Legal Department attorneys. This may include but is not limited to: preparing and proofing correspondence, legal documents and reports, coordinate communications and respond to routine inquiries, creating and preparing presentations, making travel, meeting and event arrangements, coordinating special events and assist with projects, conducting research, organizing files and records, and other duties as assigned. Administers Legal Department invoices, including processing, tracking, maintaining records, and serving as liaison with Accounts Payable and outside vendors. (50%)
2. Supports the Legal Department's handling of corporate legal matters. This may include, but is not limited to, preparing meeting materials, record keeping, collecting and tracking responses to legal requests, coordinating meetings, organizing and maintaining legal files and records, preparing routine legal forms and templates, and other duties as assigned. (30%)
3. Provides general routine legal administrative support and back up for the Credit Union, and the attorneys within the Legal Department as needed. (10%)
4. Assists with departmental and enterprise projects by gathering information, maintaining documentation, tracking assignments, coordinating meetings, and conducting research, and providing other high-level corporate support. (5%)
5. Ensures proper policies, procedures, risk mitigation activities, and operating controls are followed. Reports gaps in policies, procedures, and operating controls to leadership to ensure member impact and risk is mitigated. (5%)

Required Skills

1. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent or ten (10) years equivalent work experience.
2. Must have excellent service skills, be a self-starter able to work with minimal direction, possess sound judgment and decision-making skills, be a multi-tasker, and demonstrate excellent communication and organizational skills.
3. Comprehensive experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related software packages.
4. Experience in a law firm, or an office or corporate environment, preferably utilizing clerical skills, is required.
5. A minimum of 1 year of experience working in corporate, legal or financial services fields.
6. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. Letter writing skills desired.
7. Employees in this position must exhibit a high degree of professionalism and have an ability to deal with all levels of personnel in a professional, courteous and efficient manner, and the ability to exercise discretion on confidential matters.