Corporate Legal Assistant

Step into a pivotal support role with a well-established corporate legal team where your precision, discretion, and organisational skills directly impact the quality and efficiency of legal work. This is a stable, direct-hire opportunity for a Legal Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced, professional environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, timely support. About the Role: As a Corporate Legal Assistant, you will provide high-level administrative and legal support to attorneys handling a variety of corporate matters. You will be responsible for managing documentation, coordinating communications, and ensuring that dictated work is transcribed accurately and promptly. Your contribution will help maintain smooth workflow, enabling attorneys to focus on complex legal issues and client service. Key Responsibilities: Transcribe attorney dictation with a high degree of speed and accuracy, ensuring correct formatting and terminology. Prepare, revise, and finalise corporate legal documents, correspondence, and reports. Organise and maintain electronic and physical legal files, ensuring proper indexing and confidentiality. Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate appointments, hearings, and deadlines for assigned attorneys. Assist with the preparation and assembly of materials for transactions, meetings, and corporate filings. Handle incoming calls, emails, and other communications, routing and responding as appropriate. Perform general administrative tasks, including copying, scanning, mail handling, and data entry related to legal matters. Key Requirements: Proven experience as a Legal Assistant, Legal Secretary, or similar role in a law firm or corporate legal department. Strong dictation experience is a MUST, with demonstrated ability to transcribe complex legal content accurately. Proficiency in MS Office applications and document management systems commonly used in legal environments. Excellent attention to detail, grammar, and proofreading skills for legal documentation. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously. High level of professionalism and discretion when handling confidential information. Effective verbal and written communication skills for interaction with attorneys, staff, and external contacts. Experience supporting corporate or business law practice areas. Familiarity with corporate filings, entity management, and related documentation. Knowledge of legal terminology and standard formatting for corporate legal documents. Prior experience in a mid-sized or larger law firm or corporate legal department. Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate's degree, paralegal certificate, or relevant post-secondary education preferred. Formal training in transcription or dictation techniques is an advantage. If you are a detail-oriented Legal Assistant with strong dictation skills looking for a long-term, direct-hire role, we encourage you to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr