Legal Assistant

The Amsterdam corporate office of a US based international media company is looking for a legal assistant with solid work experience.

Job Description:

• Prepare legal documents with respect to corporate housekeeping for mainly Dutch entities and occasionally for companies in other European jurisdictions;

• Maintain corporate minute books and records for Dutch entities;

• Collect information to keep the company’s international subsidiaries database up-to-date;

• Review legal documents prepared by outside counsel;
  
  
• Assist the in-house attorney with the following: (i) transactions including entity formations, mergers and liquidations (ii) organization of documents and (iii) other general legal department assignments;

• Act as contact point for colleagues and outside counsel;

•  Coordinate (international) corporate filings;

• Responsible for processing the notarization and legalization of documents, and various other tasks.

Requirements:

• Education: HBO law preferred (not a masters degree, you will be overqualified);

• Experience as a paralegal or legal assistant in a law firm or large international corporation’s in-house law department;

• Ability to work with minimal direction and to multi-task effectively, produce accurate work product;

• Team player, strong organizational skills, proactive;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Dutch.

Interested?
Please express your interest in this role by forwarding your resume to us, we will respond within 24 hours.