K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with a commitment to innovation and client service. They are seeking a Legal Project Assistant to provide documentation and staff support services to lawyers and other legal professionals, primarily in their Pittsburgh or Seattle offices.
Responsibilities
- Review correspondence for reporting to clients and internal deal team
- Proofread and check communications for accuracy
- Retrieve documents from online databases and organize same
- Prepare closing binders and manage closing checklists
- Prepare signature page packets
- Prepare and maintain department records and reports
- Prepare transmittal letters and maintain accurate records of same
- Prepare large mailings and assist with document distributions
- Act as liaison between departments (office services, central records, etc.)
- Create and maintain files
- Index and organize documents including review of original collateral files for completeness
- Maintain status log of transactions, closings, and post-closing obligations
- Manage electronic filing and information retrieval
- Assist with large-scale due diligence projects
Skills
- College diploma or equivalent
- Recent college graduate with plans to pursue graduate school, including law school
- Previous experience in a client-services-oriented field preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational ability, attention to detail, analytical skills, and initiative
- Ability to organize, prioritize assignments, and produce high volume of work quickly and accurately
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to meet obligations with confidentiality, integrity, and sensitivity
- Be personable, articulate, knowledgeable, and professional in presenting oneself in a professional setting
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills, including an interest in learning and utilizing the firm's AI tools and other technological solutions
- Flexibility in dealing with simultaneous projects
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to function with a high level of patience, tact, and diplomacy
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products pertaining to the specific position, including, but not limited, to Outlook, Word, Excel, etc
- Effective communication skills, both orally and written
- Strong initiative required
- Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
- Demonstrated ability to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the firm
Company Overview
At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. It was founded in 1883, and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.klgates.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
K&L Gates has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 6 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 19 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.