Bring your expertise closer to the business.
You anticipate what’s needed, catch the details others miss, and take pride in keeping complex legal matters moving. Now, bring that experience to a role where your contribution will be seen and valued.
An established investment firm is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to work directly with its General Counsel, supporting a varied portfolio of corporate, securities, investment fund, and commercial matters.
This opportunity offers a close working partnership with the General Counsel, exposure to senior stakeholders, and meaningful ownership of the documents, deadlines, and processes that keep the legal function running smoothly.
Why this opportunity?
- A direct partnership with the General Counsel: Contribute your experience and judgment while supporting a broad range of legal and business priorities.
- Variety in your day: Work across commercial agreements, corporate governance, investment funds, and regulatory matters.
- Ownership and independence: Take the lead on coordinating workflows, maintaining records, and keeping important deadlines on track.
- A visible contribution: Help refine legal processes and support the business with accurate, timely, and thoughtful work.
What you’ll do
- Draft, review, and revise legal documents under the direction of the General Counsel, including commercial agreements, NDAs, corporate resolutions, offering memoranda, and regulatory filings.
- Conduct legal research and assist with the analysis of securities, corporate, and regulatory matters.
- Maintain accurate and complete corporate records, including minute books, governance documents, contracts, and regulatory filings.
- Monitor legal and regulatory deadlines, coordinate filings, and support ongoing compliance requirements.
- Coordinate document reviews, meetings, and communications with internal teams, external counsel, auditors, and regulators.
- Prepare, proofread, and organize legal correspondence, memoranda, and reports for accuracy, clarity, and consistency.
- Support the maintenance and updating of internal policies, procedures, and legal processes.
- Exercise discretion and maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive legal, regulatory, and business information.
What you bring
- A minimum of eight years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal environment.
- Demonstrated expertise supporting corporate, securities, and/or business law matters.
- Proven ability to draft and review complex legal documents with minimal supervision.
- A strong understanding of corporate governance, contract management, and regulatory compliance principles.
- Excellent legal writing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Professionalism, sound judgment, and discretion.
- The initiative to work independently and the interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
Interested in making your next move?
If you enjoy taking ownership, bringing order to complexity, and being a trusted resource within a legal team, we’d love to hear from you.
Please submit your résumé for confidential consideration. The employer’s identity will be shared with candidates selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
