J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc is looking for a motivated Paralegal / Administrative Assistant to support General Counsel and the overall corporate legal department in Linden, NJ.  There is flexibility to have this role work from our Wall, NJ office too.  

Requirements:

DEGREE/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Associate’s degree, Bachelor’s degree, or Paralegal certificate required
• 1 to 3 years of paralegal experience in a law firm or corporate law department.
• Notary Preferred

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills required including Word and Excel.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
• Ability to independently handle routine legal issues/documents with employees and third parties under direction of GC
• Excellent proofreading, editing, and grammatical skills.
• Effective time management to meet deadlines
• Ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly, ability to craft effective communications, including on complex legal issues, ability to emphasize key points and ideas.
• Contract experience a plus.
• Ability to independently develop solutions for business issues with minimal supervision/support.
• Demonstrates substantive knowledge of legal principles, strategies and advisory skills.

Responsibilities:

PARALEGAL DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Independently handles legal and/or factual research as appropriate.
• Reviews, drafts and/or develops legal documents and communications.
• File organization and management.
• Assist in gathering internal documents/information for litigation.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Prepare correspondence; emails; handle phones
• Manage calendars; organize meetings; schedule conference calls and appointments.
• Prepare legal/corporate documents
• Maintain organized filing system of paper and electronic documents

Hours

• Hours – 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday
• Flexible work arrangements – to be determined with candidate
• Office Location: Linden, New Jersey

Benefits Package:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Ins., Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Bonus Program, Education Assistance, Training & Development