Position details:

Client: Banking
Job Title: Legal Assistant
Location: New York, NY 10013
Duration: 4-6 months with possible extension - Hybrid
Schedule: Mon - Fri: Standard business hours
Start Date: ASAP

Job Description:

• A visually impaired Assistant General Counsel is seeking an assistant/paralegal to join the Bank's 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 require heavy reading assistance consisting of reading documents aloud, 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 MS Office and the ability to create and manage red-line documents.
• A successful candidate will have the temperament to work well under pressure in a demanding business environment.
• 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:
• Heavy reading assistance
• 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 MS Office (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
• Project administration skills
• Knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry

Education:
• Bachelor's Degree with a strong GPA