Legal Assistant II

General Atomics • San Diego, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant position located in Torrey Pines, CA. The legal team is seeking an extremely talented individual to work in a dynamic legal environment, supporting a technology company with over 13,000 employees. The right individual will be hardworking, detailed-oriented, and competitive person who routinely performs far and above expectations and has plans to attend a top law school in 2-4 years. The Legal Assistant will perform routine tasks and entry level legal work, may maintain the calendar for the General Counsel and will monitor and control legal matters and communications.

Requirements

• Typically requires a high school diploma or equivalent and two or more years of experience in an administrative position.
• Ability to rapidly change directions as needed and prioritize and complete a variety of administrative tasks.
• Flexibility to work extended hours during the week and, as needed, on weekends to support the legal department’s needs.
• Ability to organize and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines and milestones.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid interpersonal skills to effectively interface within the legal department and with non-legal department employees and outside representatives.
• Strong attention to detail and pride in producing excellent work product.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information and exercise sound judgment.
• Strong MS Office Suite and computer skills.
• Strong sense of urgency and task-completion.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree is strongly desired.
• An undergraduate GPA of 3.6 or above and an LSAT score of 165 or above is strongly preferred.
• Plans to attend a top law school in 2-4 years.

Responsibilities

• Perform administrative office duties in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment, including setting up new cases; completing summary reports of closed cases; and filing, scanning, and processing documents.
• Assist attorneys with agreement reviews.
• Take concise and accurate meeting notes for attorney calls with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain encyclopedic knowledge of all legal matters, spanning across intellectual property, real estate, domestic and international contracts, litigation, compliance, and corporate governance.
• Perform legal research.
• Answer office telephones and respond to or direct calls as necessary.
• Expedite, coordinate, and direct traffic for all legal matters to and from the legal department.
• Support the legal department and company executive offices with other administrative duties as assigned or required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED