Legal Assistant

The Brattle Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

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Bonus program

Benefits package

Job summary

The Brattle Group in Chicago, IL is seeking a Legal Assistant to support the Legal Department in a fast-paced, learning-oriented environment. The role involves reviewing and drafting client and vendor contracts, assisting with proposals, and coordinating with billing and corporate records across the firm’s domestic and international offices.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of experience in a professional services setting, strong MS Office and Windows skills, excellent written and verbal

Qualifications

• 1–3 years’ experience in a business environment, preferably in a legal or professional services firm (Internships included)
• Experience in MS Office Suite and Microsoft Windows
• Excellent research skills and strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to triage multiple issues and tasks
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, written and oral communication and problem solving skills

Responsibilities

• Assist with the drafting, review, and negotiation of a wide spectrum of consulting client and corporate vendor contracts (e.g. engagement letters, master services and subcontractor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, vendor and other corporate contracts)
• Assist with preparing contract- and corporate-related portions of proposals and responses to Request for Proposals to prospective clients
• Collaborate with the Firm’s billing personnel to open and track new client projects including tracking new project information
• Assist with general corporate matters by maintaining corporate filings, subsidiary and shareholder records, and supporting annual corporate insurance renewals

Skills

MS Office

Research skills

Written & verbal communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Job description

The Brattle Group, a privately held, global economics consulting firm, is looking for aLegal Assistant to join our Chicago, IL office. This is not your typical law firm Legal Assistant position. Day-to-day work is varied and fast-paced, and it allows for ample learning opportunities related to legal concepts, the litigation process and business operations.

The Legal Assistant position includes substantial review of client and corporate vendor agreements, ad hoc legal research, drafting policies, and providing other legal-related support. What makes this position particularly exciting is the level of close cooperation with other members of the Legal Department and substantive interaction with the Firm’s domestic and international consulting and corporate services staff as well as external law firm personnel and client procurement departments. As the firm grows, this position offers increasing responsibility and challenging work to the right candidate.

Some of the day-to-day responsibilities of this role include:

• Assist with the drafting, review, and negotiation of a wide spectrum of consulting client and corporate vendor contracts (e.g. engagement letters, master services and subcontractor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, vendor and other corporate contracts)
• Assist with preparing contract- and corporate-related portions of proposals and responses to Request for Proposals to prospective clients
• Collaborate with the Firm’s billing personnel to open and track new client projects including tracking new project information;
• Assist with general corporate matters by maintaining corporate filings, subsidiary and shareholder records, and supporting annual corporate insurance renewals

THE CANDIDATE

• 1-3 years’ experience in a business environment, preferably in a legal or professional services firm (Internships included)
• Experience in MS Office Suite and Microsoft Windows;
• Excellent research skills as well as strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and must have the ability to triage multiple issues and tasks
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, written and oral communication and problem solving skills
• Candidate will be responsible for supporting all Brattle offices and may need to be flexible with their schedule in order to accommodate domestic and international offices in alternate time zones

Brattle offers a competitive benefits package, base salary, and bonus program for eligible roles based on individual and firm performance. The anticipated base gross salary range for this position in Chicago, IL is $60,000 - $65,000 annually. Actual salary will depend on a variety of factors, including experience and training.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

EQUALOPPORTUNITY

TheBrattleGroupisanEqualOpportunityEmployer.Allqualifiedapplicantswillreceiveconsiderationforemploymentwithoutregardtorace,color,creed,religion,citizenshipstatus,nationalorigin,ancestry,sex,genderidentityandexpression,age,height,weight,domesticpartnerstatus,AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndromeorHIVstatus(AIDS/HIVstatus),geneticinformation,sexualorientation,disability(wheretheapplicantoremployeeisqualifiedtoperformtheessentialfunctionsofthejobwithorwithoutreasonableaccommodation),maritalstatus,veteranstatus,politicalaffiliation,drugoralcoholabuseoralcoholism,oranyothercharacteristicprotectedunderapplicablelaw.

As set forth in The Brattle Group’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

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THE EMPLOYER

The Brattle Group answers complex economic, finance, and regulatory questions for corporations, law firms, and governments around the world. We are distinguished by the clarity of our insights and the credibility of our experts, which include leading international academics and industry specialists. Brattle has 500 talented professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please visit brattle.com.