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Robert Half
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
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What they do
A Paralegal or Legal Assistant assists attorneys and law offices with a variety of tasks ranging from administrative support to legal research and writing. Maintains and organizes files or file databases. Conducts legal or other background research, assists with preparation for trials or hearings, and drafts documents to be filed. Uses software for electronic discovery of materials such as email for a trial. May specialize in a particular area of the law such as corporate or criminal law, family law or real estate law.
$64,803 / year median in Maryland
+1% projected growth
Job Description
Description We are looking for a detail-oriented Legal Assistant/Paralegal to support a busy legal team in Bethesda, Maryland. This position focuses on corporate matters, commercial agreements, and real estate transactions, with work spanning document preparation, entity upkeep, and closing coordination. The ideal candidate brings strong organizational skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple matters accurately in a fully onsite environment.
Responsibilities:
- Support the creation and qualification of business entities by preparing formation filings, annual submissions, and related records for state and regulatory agencies.
- Draft, organize, and update governance materials such as bylaws, operating agreements, resolutions, meeting records, and other internal corporate documents.
- Maintain entity files, compliance trackers, minute books, and legal databases to help ensure records remain current and deadlines are met.
- Assist attorneys with a range of business transactions, including commercial contracts, financings, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, leases, and property transfers.
- Prepare and revise legal documents with a high degree of accuracy, including proofreading, incorporating edits, and producing comparison drafts through Microsoft Word tools.
- Coordinate transactional support activities by managing due diligence materials, reviewing title and survey documents, tracking milestone dates, and assembling execution and closing packages.
- Handle routine legal correspondence, calendar management, matter tracking, electronic filing, and general document organization to keep assignments moving efficiently.
- Use legal technology tools, including Microsoft Copilot and CoCounsel, to improve workflow efficiency, document quality, and overall transaction support. Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in a paralegal or legal assistant role focused on corporate, transactional, commercial real estate, or related business law matters.
- Demonstrated background supporting entity management, corporate transactions, commercial agreements, or real estate deals.
- Working knowledge of business formations, governance documentation, and ongoing corporate record maintenance.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities while maintaining strong accuracy and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in preparing, editing, and comparing legal documents using Microsoft Word and similar office technology.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with attorneys, clients, agencies, and other transaction participants.
- Comfortable working onsite on a permanent basis in Bethesda, Maryland.