Paralegal – Executive Legal Assistant
LanguageLine Solutions
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $20 - $25 per hour
About the role
- Maintain legal calendars and internal systems to track contract deadlines, legal deliverables, and regulatory filings.
- Monitor and flag upcoming deadlines, ensuring timely follow-up and task completion.
- Review and organize Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for non-substantive legal and compliance issues.
- Assist with routing and tracking of ad hoc or non-standard contracts outside standard processes.
- Support the full contract lifecycle, including document preparation, follow-ups, and execution.
- Conduct research on statutes, case law, and regulations; summarize key findings and highlight business impacts.
- Draft, revise, and format policies, procedures, legal memoranda, and internal guidance documents using templates and under attorney supervision.
- Assist in preparing responses to internal inquiries and correspondence.
- Monitor changes in relevant legal and regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels.
- Prepare concise summaries or alerts to inform internal stakeholders of potential business impacts.
- Assist with the collection, review, and organization of records responsive to subpoenas, litigation holds, or discovery requests.
- Apply redactions in accordance with legal guidance and create production logs as needed.
- Review legal invoices for accuracy and coordinate with Finance to ensure timely payments.
- Track budget and accruals and facilitate communications with external counsel on billing and engagement matters.
- Perform preliminary review and redlining of standard agreements (e.g., independent contractor and vendor agreements) under attorney supervision.
- Ensure consistency with company standards and escalate complex issues as appropriate.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a paralegal or legal assistant in a law firm or in-house legal department.
- Demonstrated experience with contract review and legal research.
- Paralegal certificate preferred; bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required.
- Solid understanding of legal terminology, procedures, and confidentiality standards.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook); experience with contract management platforms is a plus.
- Excellent organizational skills and acute attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines independently.
Benefits
- full benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract reviewlegal researchdocument preparationredliningpolicy draftingregulatory compliancebudget trackinginvoice reviewrecord organizationstatutory analysis
Soft Skills
organizational skillsattention to detailwritten communicationverbal communicationself-starterproject managementtask completionproblem-solvingcollaborationtime management
Certifications
paralegal certificatebachelor's degree