Job Description
As a Legal Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the legal team by providing expert guidance on process and policy questions from external parties and internal partners. You will be responsible for identifying legal deficiencies in our processes and inquiries or policy misalignment, notifying and assisting appropriate partners and/or counsel as needed.
In this role, you will conduct relevant research and use data to support escalations and business cases, understanding operational risks and providing recommendations to mitigate them. You will also provide support on operational projects as needed and collaborate with Leadership to develop and implement operational workstreams.
Key Responsibilities:
* Respond to process and policy questions from external parties and internal partners
* Identify legal deficiencies of the legal processes and inquiries or policy misalignment and notify and assist appropriate partners and/or counsel
* Conduct relevant research and use data to support escalations and business cases with understanding operational risks
* Provide support on operational projects, as needed
* Support Leadership with requests for operational workstreams
Minimum Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in a related field
* Minimum 3 years of experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in a law firm or corporate policy or legal department
* Experience with various computer systems, internet technology, and software (PC, Mac, MS Office, Google Suite)
* Ability to learn quickly and efficiently relevant internal technology, platforms, and tools
* Ability to work with flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends
* Self-starter and sustained self-driven productivity
* Experience prioritizing multiple functions and tasks while managing work time without compromising quality
* Experience working independently and using judgment with minimal direct supervision
* Exceptional organizational skills and detail orientation
* Strong communications and interpersonal skills
* Strong work ethic, excellent judgment, sense of responsibility, diplomacy, and ability to work under pressure
* Team player, ability to work well with other team members to achieve objectives on an often-short timeline
* Use of good judgment in handling sensitive matters and an ability to maintain confidentiality
* Passion for helping others
* Fluency in reading and analyzing legal documents in Portuguese and Spanish
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience working at a tech company or with tech clients