Legal Associate
New York, New York
Hybrid
Contract
$28/hr - $30/hr
Grow your career as a Legal Associate with an innovative global bank in New York, NY. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. Will require working a hybrid schedule 2-3 days onsite per week.
Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. Will require heavy reading assistance consisting of reading documents aloud, editing agreements and other memoranda, typing and creating documents, legal research, and work organization and management. Will also include traditional administrative tasks such as calendar management, phones, and data base maintenance. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.
Contract Duration: 6+ Months
Required Skills & Experience
Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. Will require heavy reading assistance consisting of reading documents aloud, editing agreements and other memoranda, typing and creating documents, legal research, and work organization and management. Will also include traditional administrative tasks such as calendar management, phones, and data base maintenance. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.
Contract Duration: 6+ Months
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree with a strong GPA. Educational background must be focused on writing and research.
- Experience working in corporate legal department, law firm, financial services, consulting, technology firm or related industry.
- Knowledge of legal customs and practices.
- Project administration skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry.
- Strong Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) experience.
- Ability to create and manage red-line documents.
- Exceptional attention to detail and precision in writing and document creation.
- Heavy reading assistance.
- Assist with editing and creating documents.
- Track status of matters and metrics.
- Maintain relevant databases.
- Basic administrative support tasks.
- Ad hoc projects as needed.
You will receive the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
- Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
- Paid Sick Time Leave
- Legal and Identity Protection Plans
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
- 529 College Saver Plan
Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.