Legal Assistant, Legal Affairs
Location: Seattle, Washington
Description: PATH is looking of Legal Assistant, Legal Affairs right now, this occupation will be presented in Washington. More complete informations about this occupation opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Please submit a cover letter with your resume describing your interest in this position and how you meet the requirements.
PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. PATH's mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors.
The Legal Affairs Division supports PATH's work by providing strategic legal counsel, education and guidance to enhance compliance and minimize risk. The division currently consists of a general counsel, seven attorneys, three paralegals, and a three-person administrative team and operates in a fast-paced environment focused on supporting the organization’s legal needs.
PATH currently seeks to hire a Legal Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support to the Legal Affairs Division. Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Provide back end support on contracts including: final proof and formatting of execution copies of contracts, obtaining necessary signatures, and circulating signed contracts to internal clients and/or external parties.
Coordinate and prepare the production and distribution of contracts, reports, tables, etc., with use of various software programs (including MS Word, Excel, and Adobe PDF) to create complex documents.
Maintain entries in departmental databases, follow up on outstanding items, and provide ad hoc reports.
Maintain legal files.
Track contracts and documents through the review and signatory process, providing regular status updates to attorneys.
Assist with the completion of administrative forms, photocopying, faxing, and mailing documents.
Make travel arrangements, manage attorney calendars, schedule meetings, and perform other administrative tasks as requested.
Represent the legal team and be knowledgeable of its activities, the organizational mission, and client contacts.
Required Skills
Detail-oriented and highly organized.
Self-motivated and able to work independently with little supervision.
Proven effectiveness working on multiple projects with competing deadlines and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Demonstrated experience working with contracts and transactional matters.
Demonstrated effectiveness working in a team environment.
Proven skill problem solving in the work place.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrated professionalism and ownership of responsibilities.
Required Experience
Associate's degree plus three years of legal assistant experience; may be an equivalent combination of administrative, secretarial, or legal assistant training and experience. Experience providing legal administrative support in an in-house legal department or law firm required. Transactional experience such as proofreading, editing, and finalization of contracts, letters and other legal documents required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
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This occupation will be started on: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:59:59 GMT
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