The Brattle Group, a privately held, global economics consulting firm, is looking for a Legal Assistant to join our San Francisco, CA office. Legal Assistants perform a broad range of duties within the Legal department’s purview, including review of client and corporate vendor agreements, ad hoc legal research, drafting policies, and providing other administrative support (e.g. myriad corporate filings). In particular, this position involves close cooperation with other members of the Legal Department and significant interaction with the Firm’s consulting and corporate services staff as well as external law firm personnel and client procurement departments. As the firm grows, this position offers increasing responsibility and challenging work to the right candidate. Some of the day-to-day responsibilities of this role include:
Assist with the drafting, review, and negotiation of a wide spectrum of consulting client and corporate vendor contracts (e.g. engagement letters, master services and subcontractor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, vendor and other corporate contracts), including liaising with external clients and procurement personnel as needed
Maintain and update document templates and resource materials
Assist with preparing contract- and corporate-related portions of proposals and responses to Request for Proposals to prospective clients
Collaborate with the Firm’s billing personnel to open and track new client projects including tracking new project information
Assist with general corporate matters by maintaining corporate filings, subsidiary and shareholder records, and supporting annual corporate insurance renewals
THE CANDIDATE
Bachelor’s degree required
1-3 years’ experience in a business environment, preferably in a legal or professional services firm (Internships included)
Experience in MS Office Suite and Microsoft Windows
Excellent research skills as well as strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and must have the ability to triage multiple issues and tasks
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, written and oral communication, and problem-solving skills
Impeccable moral and ethical standards, and an ability to exercise appropriate judgment and comply with confidentiality obligations
Ability to build positive relationships with senior level consultants and across all corporate services groups, including Accounting, Business Support Services, Human Resources, IT, Marketing, and Planning and Business Analysis
High degree of ownership and commitment
Ability to develop working knowledge about the Firm’s client engagements
Positive client service attitude
Candidate will be responsible for supporting all Brattle offices and may need to be flexible with their schedule in order to accommodate domestic and international offices in alternate time zones
*Brattle offers a competitive benefits package, base salary, and bonus program for eligible roles based on individual and firm performance. The anticipated base gross salary range for this position in San Francisco, CA is $66,000 - $71,000 annually. We encourage all applicants to click here to review our full Equal Employer Opportunity Statement. THE EMPLOYER
The Brattle Group answers complex economic, finance, and regulatory questions for corporations, law firms, and governments around the world. We are distinguished by the clarity of our insights and the credibility of our experts, which include leading international academics and industry specialists. Brattle has 500 talented professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please visit brattle.com.