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Legal Secretary

Legal AssistantLegal AssistantFull TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 51-200H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

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Worldwide

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2 days ago

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Mid Level

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Job Description

Legal Secretary

Eqvilent

Role Description The Legal Secretary provides comprehensive administrative and document support across all workstreams of the Eqvilent legal function. The role is hands-on, detail-intensive, and requires a candidate who takes pride in precision, maintains complete discretion, and operates proactively rather than waiting to be directed. The Legal Secretary at Eqvilent is not a passive filing role. The successful candidate will be expected to own defined processes end-to-end, including: - Preparation of standard-form documents without supervision - Maintenance of live legal databases - Coordination of multi-party signature and execution workflows WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING - Document Production & Formatting - Produce, format, and proofread legal documents to the standard required by the Head of Legal, including agreements, letters, memos, board resolutions, powers of attorney, and corporate consents. - Apply and maintain the firm’s standard document templates across all document types; update templates when instructed by legal counsel. - Format complex multi-schedule agreements, annexures, and exhibits in compliance with the firm’s house style. - Standard form Documents preparation and management: Embassy & Consular Letters; No Objection Letters (NOC); Salary / Employment Certificates; Experience & Reference Letters; Board Resolutions (Standard Form); Powers of Attorney and Regulatory Filing Cover Letters. - Administrative functions: arrange translations, notarisations, legalisations, PO requests. - Maintain and update the legal function's document management system, ensuring all executed agreements, corporate documents, regulatory filings, and correspondence are filed correctly. - Conduct quarterly database audits to identify and remediate gaps or expired entries and report findings to the Head of Legal. Qualifications - Minimum three years of experience as a legal secretary, legal PA, or legal administrator in a law firm, in-house legal department, or professional services environment. - An international firm or financial services background is an advantage. - Secondary or post-secondary qualification in legal studies, business administration, or a related field; a legal secretary or paralegal certification (e.g., CILEX Foundation, ILSPA) is an advantage but not required. - Demonstrated experience preparing embassy letters, NOCs, employment certificates, and similar standard-form correspondence independently. - Experience managing a contracts register or legal document database. - Familiarity with DocuSign (or equivalent electronic signature platform) is required. - Advanced proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office suite. - Exceptional attention to detail: errors in legal documents carry real consequences and will not be tolerated. - Discretion and confidentiality as default behaviour: the Legal Secretary will handle highly sensitive commercial, personnel, and regulatory information. - Proactive ownership of defined processes: the candidate should complete recurring tasks - contract register updates, standard-form letters, DocuSign follow-ups - without being prompted each time. - Calm under deadline pressure: the legal function operates at pace. The candidate must be capable of prioritising competing demands without losing composure or quality. - Professional communication style: written and verbal communications with external parties (counterparties, embassies, regulators, notaries) must reflect the firm’s institutional standing. - Reliability and punctuality: the role requires consistent, dependable presence. The legal team is a small, high-trust function and every member’s reliability directly affects the others. - Russian and English language proficiency. Benefits - Fully remote from anywhere in the world. - International mandate spanning a vast number jurisdictions and a genuine variety of legal work. - A team that operates with modern tools and an AI-native mindset — no outdated workflows. - 40 paid days off per year. - Competitive compensation reflecting the seniority and scope of the role.

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