Legal Assistant

Lensa; New York (NY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading career site is assisting Manpower Group Inc. in seeking a Legal Assistant for their Legal Department in New York, NY. This contract-to-hire role offers exposure to legal processes in a corporate setting, ideal for candidates interested in law. Responsibilities include document management, administrative support, and participation in legal research activities, making it a unique opportunity within a dynamic financial firm.

Qualifications

• Exceptional attention to detail and precision in writing.
• Strong interest in pursuing a legal career.
• Educational background focused on writing and research.

Responsibilities

• Editing agreements and creating documents.
• Conducting legal research and managing tasks.
• Maintaining databases and calendar management.

Skills

Microsoft Suite

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Lensa is the leading career site for job seekers at every stage of their career. Our client, Manpower Group Inc., is seeking professionals in New York, NY. Apply via Lensa today!

Legal Assistant Contract to Hire- Legal Dept - NYC 25hr-30hr

General Counsel is seeking an assistant/paralegal to join the Legal Department. This position is ideal for candidates who have interest in learning and working within a financial firm's Legal and Compliance group. This role will provide the right candidate the experience in a corporate, legal setting.

This position will requires editing agreements and other memoranda, typing and creating documents, legal research, and work organization and management. Responsibilities will also include traditional administrative tasks such as calendar management, phones, and data base maintenance.

The ideal candidate will have an interest in pursuing a legal career and whose educational background was focused on writing and research. The candidate must have an exceptional attention to detail and precision in writing and document creation. The candidate must have an excellent command of Microsoft Office and the ability to create and manage red-line documents.

This position provides the unique opportunity to be exposed to sales, trading, capital markets, operations, and asset management, in a fast-paced environment of a worldwide company.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with editing and creating documents
• Tracking status of matters and metrics
• Maintaining relevant databases
• Basic administrative support tasks
• Ad hoc projects as needed
  
  

Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) experience
• Experience working in corporate legal department, law firm, financial services, consulting, technology firm or related industry
• Must have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, exceptional verbal communication and listening skills
• Knowledge of legal customs and practices
  
  

Education

• Bachelor's Degree with a strong GPA
  
  

Other Job-related Duties May Be Assigned As Required.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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