Remote Legal Assistant

Summary

Join Forta, a company revolutionizing autism support through ABA services and innovative technology, as a Legal Assistant. This full-time, remote position offers a Monday-Friday schedule with EST hours. You will play a crucial role in supporting the legal team, managing legal projects, drafting documents, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate possesses 1-3 years of relevant experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Forta offers competitive hourly pay and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of assistant experience in an in-house legal department in a corporate practice
• Self-directed and able to manage multiple tasks/priorities and respond to changing demands in a flexible, but timely manner
• Ability to keep track of projects that evolve over time
• Ability to proactively anticipate legal needs in novel situations
• Strong organizational and interpersonal communications skills—must be able to interact with all levels of the organization, articulate clearly orally and in writing, and execute in a fast-changing environment
• Strong understanding of corporate legal practice including differences between entity types
• Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines and be flexible to work (occasionally) after hours
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Analyze and process legal invoices
• Assist the Assistant General Counsel and General Counsel in managing and organizing overall flow of legal projects on a day-to-day basis
• Assist with legal business transactions and logistics, including the formation, organization, and dissolution of corporate entities
• Coordinate, organize, prepare, and interpret complex legal documents; build and maintain relevant databases and files
• Draft, review, redline, and edit legal documents, contracts, and templates
• Draft policies, communications, and procedures
• Drafts proposals for special communications projects; presents on and promotes these projects to management
• Manages corporate books and contracts ensuring that summaries are properly prepared and updated, files are properly and securely maintained, and records and documents needed for compliance are collected and organized
• Organize and maintain corporate entity records, including minutes, policies, and other governance records
• Partner and coordinate with internal resources and outside vendor services
• Review and proof legal documents, contracts and agreements to ensure consistency and defined terms are used properly
• Provide substantive and administrative support for legal projects (contracts and other operations-related legal matters and processes) as assigned
• Support the organization and maintenance of the Legal Team’s work product, contracts, and templates

Preferred Qualifications

Startup experience

Benefits

• Remote work
• ���355 - ₱475 an hour