Legal Analyst Job Description

Legal Analyst Job Description Template

We are looking to hire a legal analyst with outstanding organizational and clerical skills. Legal Analysts are expected to work under pressure according to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

To ensure success, legal analysts should be skillful at legal research, analytical and exceptional communicators with a keen interest in providing precise and intuitive guidance to lawyers and legal teams. Top candidates will be experts in key legal principles with amazing administrative skills, strong IT skills and a thorough attention to detail.

Legal Analyst Responsibilities:

• Conduct legal research and gather related legal information.
• Decipher laws, rulings and regulations in legal documents.
• Assemble, proofread and amend drafts of contracts, leases, licenses, policies and other legal documents.
• Monitor, study and develop written summaries of anticipated and endorsed legislation, regulations, court decisions, industry standards, trade journals and other relevant publications.
• Daily record keeping with electronic and physical filing of documents.
• Synthesize and organize information, and create reference tools for easy use by the team.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal business teams seeking legal and regulatory support.
• Maintain and update databases and tracking systems.
• All-purpose administrative duties ie. responding to correspondence and answering telephone calls.

Legal Analyst Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in law (essential).
• Two years of experience as a legal analyst or similar.
• Analytical thinker with strong theoretical and research proficiencies.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret legal documents.
• Thorough knowledge of databases and tracking systems.
• Solid organizational skills and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Brilliant written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and in conflict situations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Lexis-Nexis, PACER, Westlaw and other legal research sites.