Legal Assistant

Job Title : Legal Assistant

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Employment Status : Full-Time

Reports To : Director of Company Operations

Summary : To assist the legal department in both its short term and long term goals by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Review past, current, and future legal documents, establishing if they are compliant with rules and regulations.
• Assist with development of legal processes and organization.
• Assist store employees by informing them of pertinent legal knowledge.
• Maintain and assist in connecting with current or future legal firms retained by the company.
• Track compliance issues committed by stores.
• Assist and answer legal service inquiries.
• Contribute to new legal initiatives.
• Send out legal emails to update employees on legal changes.
• Assist stores with legal questions resulting from actions or lack thereof.
• Review and contribute ideas for new legal development
• Provide general support to the Director of Company Operation and Chief Executive Officer.
• Other tasks as assigned

Skills :

Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the duties and responsibilities listed satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability, behavior and character required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education :

Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Business Legal Studies, or any general Business Degree that has a sub focus in the Legal Field.

Language Ability :

Ability to read, analyze, and clearly interpret legal information, as well as general business operations. Ability to clearly and effectively communicate / present information and respond to questions from corporate headquarters, corporate management team, customers, vendors, attorneys, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability :

Ability to define problems and determine solutions.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 60 pounds (lifting banker's boxes that contain files, etc.). Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Job Description Acknowledgement Form

I have received, reviewed and fully understand the job description for the Legal Assistant. I further understand that I am responsible for the satisfactory execution of the essential functions described therein, under any and all conditions as described.