Legal Assistant

NYU Langone; Port Saint Lucie (FL); On-site; USD 53,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone in Port St. Lucie, FL is hiring a Legal Assistant to take ownership of court filings and support contract drafting. You will contribute from day one, absorb context quickly, and help keep the Port St.

Lucie site running smoothly while improvements ship underneath. The role emphasizes documenting the rationale behind drafting decisions, strong prioritization, and the ability to thrive in a team focused on NYU Langone’s mission.

Qualifications

• 1 year of Court Filing experience.
• 1+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• Hands-on familiarity with Legal Writing.

Responsibilities

• Push back, respectfully, when a Contract Drafting shortcut will cost us later
• Absorb 1 of context fast and start contributing sooner
• Document the why, not just the what, behind every Contract Drafting decision
• Keep NYU Langone's Port St. Lucie, FL site running while improvements ship underneath
• Step in on additional duties that support the wider NYU Langone mission

Skills

Self-direction

Prioritization

Learning to trust process

Building trust

Adaptability

Legal Writing

Tools

Court Filing

Job description

Picture your first ninety days as a Legal Assistant at NYU Langone: real ownership, Court Filing at the center, and a team in Port St. Lucie, FL ready to back you. With ownership, a $53,000 - $71,000 salary, and 1 years of Court Filing to draw on, you'll do your best work at NYU Langone.

Key Responsibilities

• Push back, respectfully, when a Contract Drafting shortcut will cost us later
• Absorb 1 of context fast and start contributing sooner
• Document the why, not just the what, behind every Contract Drafting decision
• Keep NYU Langone's Port St. Lucie, FL site running while improvements ship underneath
• Step in on additional duties that support the wider NYU Langone mission

What You'll Bring

• Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• 1 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
• 1+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• Hands-on familiarity with Legal Writing, sharpened by Court Filing side projects

Where most general vendors automate the easy parts, NYU Langone tackles the hard ones, from a transparent headquarters in Port St. Lucie, FL. Psychological safety is something we actively build, so disagreeing in good faith is encouraged.

Start strong at $53,000 - $71,000, grow with a mentor, settle into benefits, and enjoy flexibility that finally fits Port St. Lucie.