Legal Assistant

Alamo Group Inc is accepting applications to fill a Legal Assistant position at its Corporate Headquarters in Seguin, TX.

Under general direction of the General Counsel, the Legal Assistant provides support for a variety of initiatives of the Corporate Legal Team and other Executive Officers. Serves as back up to the Executive Assistant to ensure calls are answered and routed appropriately to members of the Executive Team.

The Legal Assistant will
:

• Assist Corporate Paralegal and other members of Legal Team with administrative support for various legal matters; including support with on-going litigation, reviewing documents to meet legal compliance and contractual activities.
• Coordinate with registered agent vendor on filing Annual Reports and dba/domestic/foreign registrations for Alamo Group and its subsidiary companies to meet deadlines.
• Serve as the Governance Entity Management Software (GEMS) administrator, including managing Corporate Books, keeping officer appointments current, updating dba, domestic and foreign entity registrations, and scanning and uploading corporate documents into GEMS as needed. This will also include Company closing binders, contracts, and intellectual property.
• Responsible for contract management; including scanning and uploading into GEMS and maintaining, storing, and archiving paper files.
• Manage, organize, and maintain legal files, including document retention compliance initiatives.
• Collaborate with Paralegal, Executive Assistant and other internal and external stakeholders and vendors on various projects and initiatives designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of Legal Department.
• Assist with the preparation of manufacturer, distributor, converter, and other license renewals for Alamo Group subsidiaries.
• Assisting with M&A related activity as well as credit agreement maintenance.
• Assist General Counsel with other special projects as directed.
• Back-up the Executive Assistant to the CEO; ensure incoming calls are handled professionally and routed appropriately to the responsible member of the Executive Team.
• Perform routine administrative duties as required or assigned.

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service; including meeting quality and timeliness standards for services and support.
• Strong understanding of legal terminology.
• Skilled and proficient with the use of personal computers; includes Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and GEMS or other legal software.
• Proven ability to balance attention to detail within broader goals and time limitations.
• Able to self‑direct and manage multiple priorities simultaneously to successful completion in a deadline‑driven environment.
• Able to adapt to change and be flexible in a fast‑paced environment.
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with the ability to formulate and deliver ideas and material in a clear and concise manner.
• Able to maintain attorney‑client and attorney‑work product privilege on all legal matters.
• Able to build and foster effective business relationships with executives, managers, employees, vendors, and other internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated ability to exhibit and model:
• Leading Change / Change Management: Ability to drive improvement of the team, division, and corporate goals and objectives through people. Ability to balance change and continually strive to improve business performance.
• Leading People / Teamwork: Ability to design and implement strategies that maximize employees’ potential and foster high ethical standards in meeting the team, division, and corporate objectives.
• Communication: Ability to explain, advocate, and express facts and ideas in a convincing manner, and negotiate with individuals and groups internally and externally. The ability to develop internal and external networks and identify the issues that impact the work of the organization.
• Business Acumen: Understands and interprets business financials and metrics and utilizes the latest business strategies. Focuses on outcomes and creates opportunities for success. Acquires and utilizes human, financial, material, and information resources…