Legal Assistant (Corporate)

Job Description

Kirton McConkie, a large Salt Lake City law firm, has an exciting employment opportunity for an experienced legal assistant to work in its corporate section. The ideal candidate will have a positive "can-do" attitude, and have the ability to multi-task in a high volume, time-sensitive, and high-profile environment.

Responsibilities

• Research federal, state, and local matters;
• Make multi-jurisdictional filings;
• Interface with internal and external clients
• Format and construct various correspondence and other legal documents;
• Manage correspondence between attorney and clients;
• Organize, file, and maintain physical and electronic files in a paperless environment;
• Oversight of individual client preferences, client accounts, client invoices and requests;
• Maintain attorney calendar;
• Client Intake;
• Drafting basic forms;
• Proofreading draft documents
• Provide proactive and advanced legal support; and
• Other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of commercial registered agents and business search requests in foreign jurisdictions;
• Knowledge of court requirements and procedures;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Ability to meet required deadlines, multi-task, prioritize, organize, and work calmly under pressure;
• High attention to detail, be proactive, and self-motivated;
• Ability to both follow instructions, and to think and work independently;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Professional appearance and attitude;
• Two years of corporate and/or related transactional experience preferred; and
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Compensation is competitive and the firm offers an excellent employee benefits package. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume.