Senior Legal Assistant – Commercial Contracts
GEICO
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chevy Chase • Maryland • United States
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Salary
💰 $73,800 - $115,825 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Assist with all aspects of commercial contracting, including: Review, document, and process contract request intake and assignment to contracting leads.
- Manage the contract lifecycle management platform to assist the Senior Director, Contracting Lead, in monitoring workload management.
- Conduct various contract hygiene activities, including editing contracts, updating templates, playbooks, and other materials used for negotiations.
- Prepare contract execution packages, including gathering relevant materials and contract documents for approval and signature.
- Conduct reviews of documents and legal research as requested by contracting leads.
- Interact with business customers and deal sponsors as applicable.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with legal and business subject matter experts (SMEs), and with external vendors.
- Assist in project managing strategic deals.
- Assist in creating/maintaining/closing legal matters and otherwise keeping matter records organized.
- Provide project and assistant support as needed to ensure smooth operations and successful completion of tasks.
- Provide other administrative or paralegal support as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 7+ years of legal assistant experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Strong research skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to process highly confidential/sensitive data and maintain discretion.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
Benefits
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
- Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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