Legal Assistant

• Ensure that new deal memos are prepared for new PT engagements; Liaise with PT Business and PT Finance teams as needed.
• Support the PT Legal and PT Business teams in gathering all materials (financials, deal memos, etc.) and ensure timely submission to internal PT committees.
• Maintain and update deal pipelines in Asana for Capital Markets, working with teams to ensure all parties and details are included (and updated) in the system.
• Use Asana to automate workflows, ensuring that routine tasks and deal steps are tracked.
• Liaise with PT Compliance for required deal information as needed.
• Work closely with junior bankers and other team members to ensure that PT Control Room needs are fulfilled and approvals are properly logged into the system.
• Enter parties into the PT Control Room.
• Perform legal due diligence on active securitization transactions.
• Collaborate with PT Technology and PT Compliance to improve the flow of legal information and data between systems like Asana and the PT Control Room.
• Contribute to the optimization of legal workflows and collaborating with PT Legal teammates, ensuring that systems are integrated efficiently and that legal data is easily accessible across platforms.

Legal Assistant / Paralegal – Capital Markets

• Managing, organizing and maintaining case and client files
• Manages case and client information manually and digitally through the use of electronic databases
• Coordinating and preparing information, materials, documents, reports, and evidence
• Assisting with the drafting, proofreading, editing, and gathering of factual support for internal and external requests
• Supporting the development and management of case and practice group timelines
• Participates in the research and analysis for mass tort matters
• Conducting research, fact investigations, and analysis for internal and external requests
• Coordinating communication and planning across attorney teams handling multiple client matters
• Assists attorneys and team paralegals with the preparation and review of various pleadings, discovery and document production materials
• Distributes draft documents to attorneys and team paralegals
• Participates in fact investigation and research into publicly available documents
• Provides administrative support, including, but not limited to, document production, expense forms/paperwork and processing vendor invoices
• Drafts and assists in the preparation of meeting minutes
• Participates in supervised client communications to exchange information
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Legal Practice Assistant – Legacy Liability Litigation

• A Legal Assistant at LOGS provides exceptional work to the financial institutions we represent in a wide variety of creditor rights’ matters.
• This position is required to take and apply direction from various internal and external parties.
• A Legal Assistant will produce work product that reflects both the quantity and quality expected for their specific assigned tasks and do so with a high degree of accuracy.
• The Legal Assistant contributes value to the operations team by working to complete all duties thoroughly, accurately, and timely.
• This role also ensures compliance with laws, regulations, client requirements, court rules and best practices; collectively working to provide quality legal services to our clients.
• Duties and Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:
• Update internal Firm systems and external client systems within the expected timeframes
• Sort, scan, categorize, label, digitally file and properly organize legal documentation
• Complete assigned work queue items in the designated timeframes
• Grasp and retain basic legal concepts and terminology that impact ability to produce accurate work product
• Assist with preparing various required items for court appearances
• Review incoming documents and disperse to appropriate parties
• Communicate professionally through various platforms: phone, email, internal/external messaging systems timely
• Timely complete all assigned trainings in the Firm LMS
• Additional duties as assigned

Legal Assistant II

• Update internal Firm systems and external client systems within the expected timeframes.
• Sort, scan, categorize, label, digitally file and properly organize legal documentation.
• Complete assigned work queue items in the designated timeframes.
• Grasp and retain basic legal concepts and terminology that impact ability to produce accurate work product.
• Assist with preparing various required items for court appearances.
• Review incoming documents and disperse to appropriate parties.
• Communicate professionally through various platforms: phone, email, internal/external messaging systems timely.
• Timely complete all assigned trainings in the Firm LMS.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Legal Assistant III – Litigation

• Assisting the firm’s attorneys & paralegals in managing a high volume of litigation matters
• Communication with clients
• Administrative responsibilities such as scanning, organizing, and recordkeeping
• Assist with incoming and outbound mail
• Manage hearing calendars

• Update internal Firm systems and external client systems within the expected timeframes
• Sort, scan, categorize, label, digitally file and properly organize legal documentation
• Complete assigned work queue items in the designated timeframes
• Grasp and retain basic legal concepts and terminology that impact ability to produce accurate work product
• Assist with preparing various required items for court appearances
• Review incoming documents and disperse to appropriate parties
• Communicate professionally through various platforms: phone, email, internal/external messaging systems timely
• Timely complete all assigned trainings in the Firm LMS
• Additional duties as assigned

• Provides exceptional work to the financial institutions we represent in a wide variety of creditor rights’ matters.
• Takes and applies direction from various internal and external parties.
• Produces work product that reflects both the quantity and quality expected for their specific assigned tasks and do so with a high degree of accuracy.
• Completes all duties thoroughly, accurately, and timely.
• Ensures compliance with laws, regulations, client requirements, court rules and best practices; collectively working to provide quality legal services to our clients.
• Court filings, motions to substitute plaintiff, motions to substitute counsel, e-filing receipts, outgoing mailings.
• Update internal Firm systems and external client systems within the expected timeframes.
• Sort, scan, categorize, label, digitally file and properly organize legal documentation.
• Complete assigned work queue items in the designated timeframes.
• Grasp and retain basic legal concepts and terminology that impact ability to produce accurate work product.
• Assist with preparing various required items for clients and courts.
• Review incoming documents and disperse to appropriate parties.
• Communicate professionally through various platforms: phone, email, internal/external messaging systems timely.
• Timely complete all assigned trainings in the Firm LMS.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Legal Assistant I – Operational Support

• Provide administrative support to attorneys
• Work independently on pleadings, discovery, motion preparation, and e-discovery
• Experience in case management, docketing, and document review
• Exhibit preparation and e-discovery

Legal Secretary

• Provide administrative support to lawyers in the preparation, review and filing of legal documents such as briefs, appeals, complaints, answers, etc.
• Conduct thorough case research pertaining to ongoing lawsuits.
• Communicate with clients on various aspects of case proceedings.
• Locate, develop, and manage all case relevant information.
• Draft legal documents including pleadings, discovery, motions, and briefs.
• Coordinate with legal experts and serve as a liaison for all parties involved.
• Schedule and prepare materials for court appearances.
• Assist attorneys in case preparation by creating and maintaining organizational systems for each case.
• Assist attorneys with trial preparation, develop trial exhibits, and review/organize documents for trial discovery.
• Maintain attorney schedules and calendars.

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Legal Assistant / Paralegal – Capital Markets

Legal Practice Assistant – Legacy Liability Litigation

Legal Assistant II

Legal Assistant III – Litigation

Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant I – Operational Support

Legal Secretary

Legal Assistant, 2-5 years