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Job Description
Buckingham is a wonderful place to work, and we are always looking for the best people. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant in our Akron office. Some of the main responsibilities will include:
- Interact with and assist clients with a focus on professional service.
- Prepare and edit contracts and other transactional documents.
- Review and edit firm invoices.
- Work with document assembly and proofreading software.
- Transcribe dictation of correspondence, memoranda, contracts, and other documents.
- Coordinate logistics for conferences, including attorney travel arrangements.
- Enter attorney billable time through automated systems and ensure accuracy.
- Maintain paper and electronic files per team procedures.
- Organize paper and electronic drafts of business records, agreements, and transactional documents.
- Maintain multiple attorney calendars and monitor all deadlines; and
- Maintain form documents used by the firm’s attorneys.
We seek:
- Meticulous person with a minimum of three years of experience as a legal assistant, preferably in the business practice area.
- Experience with creating, organizing, and editing contracts and transaction documents including purchase agreements, operating agreements, and closing documents.
- Experience assisting attorneys with mergers, acquisitions, due diligence, and other transactional matters.
- Experience with the preparation of contracts, transaction closing documents, and business entity formation documents.
- Experience assisting attorneys with preparing organizational documents for business entities and maintaining records and minute books for entities.
- Working knowledge of tax and business terminology, documents, and forms.
- Intermediate to advanced skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Excel.
- Experience using software for obtaining electronic signatures.
- Excellent organizational skills.
The ideal candidate is proactive and organized. He or she will embrace the opportunity to gain experience and use innovative technology provided by the firm and will take the initiative to assist our attorneys in performing to their highest potential.
The firm provides many excellent benefits including medical, dental, optical, 401k, life insurance, and a plethora of wellness benefits.
