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Legal & Regulatory Assistant
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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.
$72,912 / year median in Washington
+5% projected growth
Job Description
- Manage legal and regulatory project plans, timelines, tracking tools, follow-ups, and coordination with internal teams and external parties.
- Support contract management activities, including document processing, electronic signature routing, contract tracking, execution follow-up, and escalation of outstanding items.
- Maintain regulatory and corporate compliance records, including entity records, annual filings, business license renewals, FCC and other license records, intellectual property database updates, and compliance calendars.
- Assist with litigation and external affairs support, including matter intake, legal holds, discovery coordination, document collection, subpoena processing, contact lists, meeting coordination, and organized file maintenance.
- Evaluate, implement, administer, and improve legal technology tools, vendor relationships, matter trackers, e-billing platforms, and project management systems.
- Conduct targeted factual research, draft clear correspondence and summaries, and support executive-ready materials for legal and regulatory leadership. Compensation and Benefits
Compensation:
$32 to $38 per hour.Job Type:
Direct hire.Location:
Kirkland, WA. Required Qualifications and Skills- Manage legal operations projects, timelines, tracking tools, compliance calendars, and cross-functional coordination.
- Support contract routing, electronic signatures, document processing, contract tracking, and legal workflow improvements.
- Assist with regulatory filings, business license renewals, entity records, litigation support, subpoena responses, and organized records management.
- Administer legal technology tools, e-billing processes, matter trackers, vendor coordination, and process improvement initiatives.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in legal operations or administrative support within a corporate legal department or law firm environment.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a law firm or corporate legal department, including legal operations, contracts, regulatory, corporate, or related legal administrative support.
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
- Experience implementing new technology and process improvements.
- Familiarity with matter trackers, e-billing tools, project management platforms such as Smartsheet, or similar systems.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and execute multiple initiatives accurately and efficiently.
- Proactive, resourceful, and detail-oriented with strong follow-through, sound judgment, and an ownership mindset.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic environment where priorities may change quickly.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to build effective partnerships with non-legal colleagues.
- Proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality and handle sensitive information with professionalism.
- Ability to work overtime as needed. Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting regulatory, telecommunications, FCC, franchise, right-of-way, licensing, or external affairs matters.
- Prior experience with legal e-billing systems, legal matter management tools, document management systems, or workflow automation platforms.
- Experience maintaining corporate entity records, compliance calendars, and business license renewals.
- Background supporting senior legal leaders, general counsel, regulatory executives, or corporate legal operations teams.