Legal Assistant

Title: Legal AssistantLocation: New York City, NYDuration: 6+ months (CTH)

Description:A visually impaired Assistant General Counsel is seeking an assistant/paralegal to join the Client’s Legal Department. This position is ideal for candidates who have interest in learning and working within a financial firm's Legal and Compliance group. This role will provide the right candidate the experience in a corporate, legal setting. This position 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. Responsibilities will also include traditional administrative tasks such as calendar management, phones, and data base maintenance.The ideal candidate will have an interest in pursuing a legal career and whose educational background was focused on writing and research. The candidate must have an exceptional attention to detail and precision in writing and document creation. The candidate must have an excellent command of Microsoft Office and the ability to create and manage red-line documents. A successful candidate will have the temperament to work well under pressure in a demanding business environment.This position provides the unique opportunity to be exposed to sales, trading, capital markets, operations, and asset management, in a fast-paced environment of a worldwide company.

Responsibilities:Heavy reading assistanceAssisting with editing and creating documentsTracking status of matters and metricsMaintaining relevant databasesBasic administrative support tasksAd hoc projects as needed

Qualifications:Strong MS Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) experience Experience working in corporate legal department, law firm, financial services, consulting, technology firm or related industryMust have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, exceptional verbal communication and listening skillsKnowledge of legal customs and practicesProject administration skillsKnowledge and understanding of the financial services industry

Education:Bachelor's Degree with a strong GPA

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.