Corporate Legal Assistant

A&K Railroad Materials Inc • Salt Lake City, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

A&K Railroad Materials is seeking a highly organized, polished, and dependable Corporate Legal Assistant to support its legal department and related executive functions. This role provides administrative, organizational, and project support across a broad range of corporate, legal, safety, and business matters, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution in a fast-paced and collaborative rail industry environment. The Corporate Legal Assistant will provide direct support to a member of the executive team (Vice President & General Counsel) and assist with a variety of legal department and executive functions. The legal matters handled by the department are diverse and include labor and employment, litigation, international shipping, contracts, and other business-related issues. The Corporate Legal Assistant will support both ongoing and project-based work across multiple business groups. This role calls for strong organizational skills, sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to provide practical, high-quality support to legal and business initiatives.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in a legal assistant position with a law firm or corporate legal department.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as Copilot and other AI tools, Legal Research Sites, with the ability to prepare polished and accurate documents.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft, edit, and manage professional correspondence and materials.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accuracy, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with litigation, contracts, corporate documents, records retention, compliance documentation or use of Westlaw/Practical Law Connect.
• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and organizational support for the legal department, including maintaining files, tracking legal matters, and supporting internal workflows and litigation.
• Assist with preparing, proofreading, formatting, routing, reviewing, and organizing contracts, correspondence, reports, policies, corporate records, and other legal and business documents.
• Support executive functions by coordinating schedules, preparing meeting materials, managing follow-up items, and handling sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
• Maintain calendars, monitor deadlines, and coordinate meetings, filings, renewals, and other time-sensitive matters.
• Organize and maintain legal and safety records, agreements, compliance materials, document holds, and departmental files.
• Draft, edit, and manage professional correspondence, reports, internal communications, summaries, and other materials for the legal department and executive leadership.
• Conduct basic legal and business research, gather information, and assist with special projects assigned by the General Counsel.
• Work with internal departments and outside parties to collect information, track action items, and support the efficient completion of legal, operational, and executive initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level