Administrative Assistant - Rail

Position: Administrative Assistant - Progress Rail
Caterpillar is seeking an Administrative Assistant to join its legal team in Albertville, Alabama.

The paralegal will be responsible for assisting corporate attorneys with legal tasks and activities to support Caterpillar’s Rail team through its wholly owned subsidiary, Progress Rail.

This Rail Administrative Assistant role will work directly as a partner with attorneys and internal business clients to support commercial contracts and related activities, which are implemented to help achieve the clients’ business goals and objectives covering the Rail team’s global footprint. The successful applicant will serve as trusted support to corporate attorneys and the internal business teams. This position is an exciting opportunity for an Administrative Assistant that seeks a challenging, rewarding, and fast-paced environment with an organization with consistent financial performance and historical significance.

Caterpillar and Progress Rail offer solutions that help our customers build a better, more sustainable world!

This role works directly with Caterpillar and Progress Rail teams globally, as well as other legal professionals, and reports to the Lead Counsel for Progress Rail in Albertville, Alabama.

Other tasks as requested by legal team members Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
** Collaborating:
** Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner. Conduct themselves with diplomacy and professionalism, and enjoy meeting and helping people Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
** Flexibility and Adaptability:
** Knowledge of successful approaches and techniques for dealing with change; ability to adapt to a changing environment and be comfortable with change. :
Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations
** Office Administration:
** Knowledge of office administration activities; proficient in carrying out ongoing office administration tasks effectively and efficiently in support of local and remote teams. :
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint);
Advanced levels of understanding and skill in modifying software applications, utilizing advanced functions in word processing or spreadsheet applications, and advanced graphics

Bachelor’s degree and/or significant experience supporting leaders of departments and organizations as well as large and diverse teams

Previous experience within the legal field

Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays.
* Medical, dental, and vision benefits
* Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
* 401(k) savings plans
* Health Savings Account (HSA)
* Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
* Health Lifestyle Programs
* Employee Assistance Program
* Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
* Career Development
* Incentive bonus
* Disability benefits
* Life Insurance
* Parental leave
* Adoption benefits
* Tuition Reimbursement
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