Legal Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Performs substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts, identifies basic legal issues related to assigned matter and resolves routine legal matters with direct supervision from attorneys
• Civil law \ administrative law: analysis of legislation; legal research; preparation of internal legal opinions;
• Corporate law \ Legal secretary responsibilities (arranging for prompt preparation and obtaining of all necessary corporate resolutions; obtaining registrations; obtaining copies of documents from the state bodies)
• Documentation support (dealing with day-to-day documentation, such as powers of attorney; communication with the notaries; document management with the legal department, both hard copies and electronic files)
• Translation of legislation, contracts, or other documentation; drafting of legal letters in Russian and in English
• Limited administrative responsibilities (making copies of documents; processes' progress' supervision; accompanying of Management to the state bodies; providing of organization of activities when required)
• Assists attorneys in resolving legal issues on projects involving multiple disciplines within the Legal Division and/or multiple functional areas or divisions within Abbott
• Develops knowledge of Abbott’s business and the client areas supported
• Keeps up to date on changes in laws that affect client areas
• Represents Legal Division internally to clients

Accountability:

• Advises legal department managers on project developments in a timely manner
• Executes core job responsibilities in a timely manner
• Interacts across all levels of management
• Where necessary, assists in the development of estimates for outside counsel fees for assigned legal matter with supervision from attorneys
• Minimum Education/Required skills:
• Law Degree in Russia
• Fluent Russian and English
• Legal experience would be an advantage