Legal Assistant
- Baltimore, MD, United States
$68,500 to $77,500 USD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $68,500 to $77,500 USD / year
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- Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in a Legal Assistant role supporting transactional legal work.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
We are looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to support attorneys in Baltimore, Maryland with a wide range of business-related legal matters. This role is ideal for someone who can balance administrative coordination with transaction-focused work in a fast-paced legal environment. The successful candidate will help keep matters organized, maintain clear communication with clients and internal stakeholders, and contribute to the smooth progression of corporate and real estate transactions.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, format, revise, and finalize legal documents and correspondence for corporate, financing, leasing, acquisition, and disposition matters.
- Coordinate transaction closings by tracking timelines, organizing signature packages, and ensuring required materials are completed and distributed on schedule.
- Manage due diligence processes by collecting, reviewing, and organizing records, contracts, and supporting documentation for attorney review.
- Communicate with clients, lenders, title companies, and other parties to obtain information, share updates, and facilitate next steps in active matters.
- Maintain corporate records, entity files, and transaction documents to support accurate recordkeeping and easy retrieval.
- Assist attorneys with drafting closing binders, checklists, summaries, and other materials needed to move transactions forward.
- Monitor multiple assignments at once, follow up on outstanding items, and help keep legal matters on track through completion.
- At least 5 years of experience in a Legal Assistant role supporting transactional legal work.
- Demonstrated background in document production within a legal or administrative services setting.
- Experience handling client communications with discretion and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of closing documents and the steps involved in coordinating transactional closings.
- Familiarity with due diligence support, including organizing and tracking large volumes of legal documentation.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize deadlines across multiple matters.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a fast-paced legal environment.
Exceptional benefits package:
90% of premium for medical coverage is covered by the firm for you and your family, highly subsidized parking, retirement savings, generous PTO and many other perks to help you meet your personal and professional goals.
Qualified candidates should directly apply and connect with Amy Hyman Baum on LinkedIn. Direct messages can be sent via LI messenger or to the email found on Amy' LinkedIn page. Be sure to include an updated resume