Legal Assistant

Energy Innovation Corp; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 82,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Detroit office

Generous PTO

Leadership development focus

Job summary

Lionsgate in Detroit, MI is seeking a part-time Legal Assistant to support M&A activities across three time zones and two tools, with a focus on precise document handling.

You will assist with eDiscovery, cultivate a collaborative local culture, translate stakeholder questions into clear data protection plans, and report progress to leadership.

Expect a salary range of $57,000–$82,000 annually, a hybrid Detroit office, generous PTO, and leaders who prioritize your professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience with document review processes and related workflows.
• Strong written communication and tone for emails.
• Ability to adapt to shifting requirements and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Carry the mergers and acquisitions thread across three time zones and two tools.
• Catch the eDiscovery regression a tired reviewer would miss.
• Champion a positive, collaborative culture throughout the Detroit, MI office.
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp data protection plan.
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

Email tone

Learning pace

Document review

Pattern recognition

Growth mindset

Judgment under pressure

Tools

Document Review Tools

Job description

Lionsgate pays around $57,000 - $82,000 for a Legal Assistant, but what we really offer is room to push Empathy as far as it'll go in Detroit. The offer reads simply — part-time, $57,000 - $82,000, 4 years, and a mid-level role where ownership is not a perk but the point.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry the Mergers and Acquisitions thread across three time zones and two tools
• Catch the eDiscovery regression a tired reviewer would miss
• Champion a positive, collaborative culture throughout the Detroit, MI office
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Data Protection plan
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership

What You'll Bring

• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Familiarity with Document Review and related tools or frameworks
• Pattern recognition earned across many general engagements
• A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire

Here at Lionsgate, we combine endlessly-iterating engineering with a relentless focus on the customers we serve in Detroit, MI. Our Detroit, MI culture runs on written context, generous handoffs, and very few status meetings.

Expect $57,000 - $82,000, a hybrid Detroit office, generous PTO, and leaders who treat your development as a real priority.

The Lionsgate team is scaling in Detroit, MI, and we are hiring for it now.