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Legal Staff in Ann Arbor, MI

Altarum Institute Mar 30,2015 Location USA Ann Arbor MI
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Public Interest

Legal Staff

Corporate

Litigation - Whistleblower - CFTC

Min 4 yrs required

Profile

Paralegal/Administrative Assistant The candidate will support Director of Legal Affairs and Corporate Risk Management in a very fast-paced, demanding, but rewarding, consulting environment. delivers legal support that promotes the effective stewardship of resources, and provides leadership in assessing, planning for, and mitigating financial and operational risk to ensure the long-term financial health and flexibility. Support legal team in establishing and implementing a legal docket system; manage, track, and report status on active legal projects; ensure all projects are on track for timely completion; maintain databases, paper files, and record retention, including expirations and renewals.. Support legal team with complex transactional matters Support legal team with contract management/administration and coordination of approvals, signatures, and notarization of documents. Perform legal research, analyze results for decision-making, and summarize for review. Gain thorough knowledge of company policies, practices, and organization as related to areas of responsibility. Coordinate matters relating to board meetings; preparing materials for such meetings. Manage corporate maintenance, including preparing and filing corporate charter and maintenance documents in accordance with applicable law. Maintain minute books, certificates, ledgers and transfer instruments. Proof correspondence for format, spelling and grammar. Perform routine office duties such as photocopying, scanning, filing, scheduling/calendaring, meeting set up and travel arrangements for legal department.

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications: College degree required; paralegal certification preferred. 4 years’ experience supporting a corporate legal department or multiple attorneys. Licensed as a notary public, or eligible (and willing) to become licensed. Extremely proficient with MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint; excellent business writing skills. Demonstrated high proficiency in entity management systems and database creation and maintenance. Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local laws. Experience with legal terminology, legal procedure, filing requirements, and formats. Excellent organizational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills; strong attention to detail, flexibility, initiative, and strong decision making capability. Ability to multi-task, be flexible, and be able to prioritize and complete projects effectively and efficiently A keen sense of ethics, integrity and professionalism; and a passion and commitment to the mission and value system of Institute is essential in this role. Non-profit and/or government consulting experience is preferred.

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