Interim Sr. Legal Coordinator

Overview

Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group has a need for an Interim Senior Legal Coordinator – (Atlanta, Hybrid). Our Midtown, Atlanta based client is seeking an Interim Senior Legal Coordinator – (Atlanta, Hybrid) on a fulltime basis. 4 Days per week in-office. Remote on Fridays. Temp-to-Permanent.

Provide specialized operational, technical, administrative and practice support to Legal Department’s legal services, compliance, and governance functions, including, but not limited to, organizational and project management, document drafting, general research, and document and materials preparation.

• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports, statements, documents and other materials for filing with and submission to federal regulators, and associated documents and other materials in connection therewith.
• Oversee electronic contract management process, including creating vendor profiles, tracking the contract workflow and filing final executed contracts in the electronic repository.
• Draft correspondence, certificates, agreements and other documents under the supervision of an attorney. Prepare checklists, legal opinions, schedules, exhibits and presentation materials. Proofread and redline documents, correspondence, memoranda and other documents to ensure accuracy and appropriate grammar and punctuation. Edit and finalize documents and prepare for distribution.
• Monitor progress of transactions. Assemble financial data, corporate records, and other documents related to legal matters. Inform attorney or relevant department member of changes affecting the matter.
• Initiate project-related communications with other departments, track deliverables related to projects, and in consultation with an attorney or other member of the legal department, assemble, organize, and integrate the information received into documents, plans, reports and/or filing systems as needed.
• Coordinate responses to document requests, interrogatories and other requests for information. Communicate with outside legal counsel, external contacts, and staff under own signature as appropriate.
• Track and manage spend against legal department budget and prepare monthly accruals.
• Monitor and document daily Federal Register and alert department members and others of relevant rules, regulations and guidance affecting the Bank.
• Perform the following administrative duties:
  Order supplies; distribute mail; coordinate, plan and schedule travel arrangements and submit expense reimbursements through the Bank’s electronic expense management system; and schedule meetings, procure conference room space, greet visitors, and prepare catering requests.
• Track, document and disseminate information related to legal notices received by the Bank.
• Set up, organize, index, and maintain personal and department files and records for matters and issues, as appropriate. Maintain department’s legal matter tracking system for electronic billing and matter management and generate reports, as appropriate.
• Maintain and update legal databases and binders.
• Review and edit basic contracts (based on templates provided and under the supervision of an attorney).
• Maintain a tickler system to track deadlines and follow-up and respond to requests made by attorneys and others.
• Conduct legal and general research under the direction of attorneys and other members of the legal and compliance department.
• Organize large amounts of information efficiently and effectively utilizing Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and document management systems.

• Paralegal certificate and Bachelor’s Degree.
• Attentive to detail, the ability to work independently, solve problems proactively and handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment..
• Ability to produce a quality work product given ever-changing time constraints.
• Ability to track against a deadline to ensure deadline is met and communicate promptly if deadline cannot be met.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills, including a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and document management systems.
• Excellent legal and business research skills desired.

4-days per week in office in Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia.

• 4+ Years Experience working as a legal coordinator or paralegal at a law firm or In-House legal team.
• Paralegal Certificate, Bachelors Degree
• Excellent writing and email drafting skills.
• Microsoft Office Experience.

• Mid-Senior level

• Temporary

• Legal

Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.