Legal Administrator I

Job Summary

Performs a variety of law-related tasks under the direction of the organizations attorneys. Conducts legal research, drafts legal documents and performs other related duties. Has or is working towards a paralegal designation. Developing professional role with working knowledge in own discipline. Solves a range of routine problems. Demonstrates some proficiency with concepts and processes. Analyses possible solutions using standard procedures. Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction from more senior level roles.

Accountabilities

• Within specified parameters, communicates with internal and external stakeholders, as directed by management and/or the LBPs.
• Gathers and disseminates data, retrieves documents, performs statistical research, prepares written analyses, drafts initial redline responses and or contracts and other necessary tasks, as assigned.
• Conducts legal research, litigation assistance, contract review/drafting support, correspondence, litigation document review and electronic discovery, other document review as submitted from time to time under the direction of the management, LBPs, and/or assisting the LBPs and US based paralegals with their own research.
• As directed by management, the LBPs, and US based paralegals, provides assistance in the collection, extraction and filtering of digitized documents, legal transcription, due diligence, basic budget/accounting support, outside counsel billing issue resolution and monitoring, data entry, document gathering and organization for litigation preparation.
• Attends meetings to identify issues for legal administration and communicates them to appropriate legal personnel.
• Maintains such files, charts, and databases, as assigned.
• Prepares presentations as required.
• Provides legal updates to the legal team, as required.
• Be able to identify and differentiate which are legal clauses (requires on-shore attorney/paralegal approval), business clauses (requires approval from Business leadership) and hybrid clauses (both legal and business) in a particular contract
• Perform other tasks that may be assigned by Management from time to time.
  
  

• Must be a bachelors degree holder
• Must be a Law graduate (JD, LLB) (Philippine Bar passer not a requirement)
• Must have 2-4 years of relevant experience in a law firm or corporate legal department such as but not necessarily limited to contract review, drafting and management
• Law and Legal Administration skills
• Strong communication skills
• Extensive experience in Contract Management
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise AI tools and technologies to support technical workflows and business objectives.