Legal Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Four-year college degree with a minimum G.P.A. of 3.5
• Experience as a Corporate Legal Assistant and related work (UCC) experience (3-5 years)
• Clear and concise writing skills
• Good verbal communication skills
• Related work and/or internship experience
• Excellent organizational skills
• Willingness and ability to work overtime and long hours
• Basic knowledge of and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
• Familiarity and competency with technology
• Ability to follow through on projects
• Ability to work under pressure and with a variety of personalities
• Excellent professional and personal references
• Excellent judgement
• High ethical standards

Responsibilities

• Coordinate lien search and UCC filing projects, including analysis of search results and management of workflow to ensure deadlines are met.
• Review security and pledge agreements, aircraft mortgages, leases and related UCC filings to ensure compliance with jurisdictional requirements.
• Prepare and file UCC financing statements, amendments, assignments, continuations and terminations, and compile and review filing acknowledgments and database entries.
• Maintain and update the Firm’s UCC Tool database, including entry of filing data and monitoring expiration notifications with appropriate follow up to relevant parties.
• Provide training on UCC preparation, lien search ordering, database use and assist with UCC seminar presentations.
• Preparing daily time entries for services performed
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of the best practices in Uniform Commercial Code
• May review the work of junior corporate team members
• Ability to work fairly independently, escalating complex issues for guidance and support
• Effective analytical and problem - solving skills, with the ability to gather and evaluate information from multiple sources
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coordinate work, provide guidance within the team, and collaborate with cross - functional teams

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life and disability coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings
• vacation time
• leave programs (including parental leave)
• performance bonus eligible