Legal Assistant

Overview: 

GenScript is a leading life science research and application services and product provider that applies its proprietary technology to various fields from basic life sciences research to translational biomedical development, industrial synthetic products and cell therapeutic solutions.

GenScript legal department has a mid-sized in-house legal team, responsible for legal and compliances issues globally. The legal department offers great opportunities of growth for its lawyers and supporting members who are committed to grow with the company.

We are looking for a talented and seasoned legal assistant or licensed paralegal with a minimum of 2 years of experience with law firms or in-house legal department. As a legal assistant or paralegal, you will play a crucial role in supporting our legal team in various aspects of corporate, litigation and intellectual property law.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Support compliance with corporate obligations of all foreign subsidiaries; ensure all affiliates outside the mainland China are in good standing and comply with all necessary formalities (e.g., board meetings; timely approval and filing of annual accounts)
• Prepare and maintain corporate compliance documentation for all foreign subsidiaries. Draft corporate legal documentation as needed, including but not limited to, board resolutions, intercompany funding agreements and powers of attorney, filing of legal documents as well as obtaining signatures and organizing and maintaining drafts and executed copies in our internal document management system
• Maintain and update our legal entity org chart and providing abbreviated and/or certified versions for third parties
• Assist with the formation of new legal entities, granting of signing authorities (Powers of Attorney), changes to the board of directors, registered address changes, and the development and execution of detailed step plans to establish legal entities and operations in new markets
• Support completing M&A transactions, New Ventures and Entity Integration and Rationalization
• Supporting and managing litigation cases and collaboration with business teams during discovery and litigation phases
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams & key contacts
• Provide an efficient and comprehensive corporate legal administration and support service for the attorneys, which includes to (i) carry out word processing and data inputting duties as required, producing and recording information, filing and photocopying, (ii) assist with arrangements for meetings and information events, make room bookings, record minutes and follow-up on notes, and (iii) maintain records including correspondence, attendance, and other records specific to the corporate legal work of the Team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in legal studies or related field.
• Paralegal certification is a plus.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a legal assistant or paralegal, in corporate or litigation arena with law firm and/or corporate legal department
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•  Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in legal research and document management tools
• Experienced in Microsoft Ward, Excel, PPT and other software and tools
• Collegial and enthusiastic self-starter who is fluent in English, has strong verbal and written communication skills, can handle multiple projects with competing priorities with minimal supervision, is eager to be part of a team, decisive and displays maturity in judgment
•  Ability to work within a complex and constantly changing, fast-paced, demanding work environment, to build and maintain positive working relationships with internal business functions around the globe as well as external advisors