Legal Assistant

VentureLab; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 59,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Flexible hours

Benefits

Job summary

VentureLab in St. Louis, MO is hiring a Legal Assistant to navigate bankruptcy law with practical rigor. You will read and improve a due diligence system, maintain quality under tight deadlines, and own follow-through after meetings.

This role rewards reliability and a calm, results-driven approach. You will collaborate with leadership, translate complex legal concepts for stakeholders, and grow with a safety-first team that values work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Mid-level Legal Assistant with bankruptcy exposure.
• Experience delivering results under deadlines.
• Familiar with due diligence processes.
• Reliable and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Read a Due Diligence system you didn't build and improve it anyway
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines start whispering shortcuts
• Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends
• Bring 4 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
• Pair Bankruptcy Law fluency with the patience to explain it plainly
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership

Skills

Legal Assistant experience

Bankruptcy law

Due diligence

Reliability

Calm under deadlines

Job description

Think of this Legal Assistant job at VentureLab as Bankruptcy Law without the red tape, plus a St. Louis, MO team that actually ships. Trade 5 years of Regulatory Compliance for $59,000 - $79,000 and you also get general ownership and a VentureLab crew that wants you to win.

Key Responsibilities

• Read a Due Diligence system you didn't build and improve it anyway
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines start whispering shortcuts
• Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends
• Bring 4 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
• Pair Bankruptcy Law fluency with the patience to explain it plainly
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership

What You'll Bring

• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• A results-oriented bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• Proven track record delivering results as a mid-level Legal Assistant

VentureLab is the kind of safety-first St. Louis company that general engineers leave their old jobs to join. We keep ego out of code review and let the Work-Life Balance argument win on its merits.

Your compensation opens at $59,000 - $79,000, your mentor is waiting, your benefits are ready, and your hours are yours to flex.

Currently hiring in St. Louis, MO, with a fresh listing as of today.

Your background in Bankruptcy Law could be exactly the missing piece here in St. Louis, so reach out.