Legal jobs in New York

Our client is seeking a Legal Assistant for a 3-week temporary assignment to support its in-house legal team with administrative and legal operations. This hybrid role requires prior experience in a legal environment and offers an immediate opportunity to contribute within a collaborative, fast-paced team.

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Temporary Legal Administrator to support their legal team in Manhattan for a 1-month assignment. The ideal candidate has experience in legal operations and is proficient in Ironclad (CLM). Responsibilities include assisting with administrative and contract-related tasks to ensure smooth legal processes and compliance during a busy period.

The Legal Counsel will provide strategic legal advice and support to ensure compliance and mitigate risks in the fast-paced luxury international retailer. This role involves handling legal matters, drafting contracts, and collaborating with internal stakeholders in the New York office.

This firm is seeking a tenured Executive Assistant to support senior attorneys in a fast-paced, high-performing environment. The ideal candidate will bring over a decade of experience as an executive assistant-preferably within the legal industry-and possess the poise, discretion, and drive to support partners and senior stakeholders with complex scheduling, high-volume communications, and sensitive client matters.

This role provides critical administrative and clerical support to attorneys at a top law firm, ensuring legal documents, filings, scheduling, and case management are handled with precision and timeliness. The Legal Administrative Assistant is an essential team member who helps maintain workflow, meet legal deadlines, and provide excellent client service in a fast-paced legal environment.

This role supports a top partner in the M&A Division of a prestigious global law firm, serving as the executive-level administrative lead on complex, high-stakes transactions. The position demands proactive calendar and travel management, document handling, and deal coordination, requiring deep legal knowledge, discretion, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Our client is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Assistant Legal Secretary for a 12-month temporary assignment supporting a dynamic legal team within a global organization.

Our client is seeking an Executive Assistant to support their Corporate Legal Department. As the Executive Assistant, you will support the Corporate Legal team with daily administrative duties and liaise with board directors. This role is permanent & is in-office 3 days per week.

A well-established law firm with a strong presence in the Northeast is seeking a highly organized and experienced Senior Legal Assistant to support attorneys within its Healthcare Practice Group. This is a full-time, onsite role based in Albany, ideal for a professional with deep knowledge of legal administrative processes and a background in healthcare law that brings a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, and initiative to the role.

The role of an Associate Partner / Partner leverages expertise and contributes to commercial delivery in the Legal executive search and senior leadership recruitment industry. We offer a flexible hybrid work model, with 2 days in the office per week. We welcome applicants based in Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia.

The role focuses primarily on managing the firm's risk with regards to new business acceptance. This includes: initiating and analysing conflict checks for new matters; conducting customer due diligence and risk assessment of clients and matters; and advising the firm's lawyers on the legal and reputational risks of new business, ensuring at all times that Linklaters' reputation is preserved, and professional rules and relevant laws are complied with.

This position supports a lead partner and legal team in a top-ranked global law firm, managing high-level administrative functions in a fast-paced, court-supervised legal environment. The role involves detailed coordination of billing, legal filings, scheduling, and documentation with a strong focus on bankruptcy court compliance.

This firm is seeking a highly organized and proactive Legal Administrative Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative support to a busy team of 5+ litigation attorneys. This individual will play a vital role in ensuring the attorneys are supported in managing complex caseloads, court filings, deadlines, and client communications. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, has excellent attention to detail, and understands the nuances of litigation practices.

Top investment bank has an opening for an entrepreneurial Legal Counsel to provide business unit coverage to the Global Markets Prime Services business, with a focus on: equity derivatives, Master Confirmation Agreements and related documentation and synthetic prime brokerage matters.

This top firm is seeking an experienced and highly organized Executive Legal Administrative Assistant to support their Restructuring Practice Group. This role will directly assist a 6th-year partner and provide team-wide support to a group of 10 attorneys. The ideal candidate must have a strong background in legal administrative work, particularly within bankruptcy and restructuring, and must be proficient in court-mandated billing protocols for restructuring matters.

The Senior Legal Counsel will be responsible for handling legal matters pertaining to registered investment companies. This role requires expertise in the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act.

This team is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Executive Administrative Assistant to join their dynamic team. This role will provide high-level secretarial, technical, and organizational support to multiple attorneys and administrative staff. The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, and capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, professional environment.

This position supports the legal department in managing corporate governance and administrative functions, including board meeting preparation, document execution, and maintaining corporate records. The role combines high-level organizational support with hands-on responsibility in legal and compliance operations.

The Talent Development Specialist will play a key role in designing, implementing, and managing programs to enhance associate growth and performance. This position is ideal for someone passionate about fostering professional development in the legal industry. This role requires an onsite presence four days a week.

This firm seeking a seasoned Executive Legal Administrative Assistant to support one of the firm's top-performing partners in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice. This is not your average legal admin role - the ideal candidate is a proactive gatekeeper, business-minded, and deeply embedded in the client service model. You will be the right hand to a highly productive partner, serving as the central point of contact for internal teams and external clients.

Do you have 3+ years experience with customer success, account management or Client Services with SaaS, legal tech, or B2B software environments?

Are you seeking a remote role with high growth potential?

The Lateral Recruiting Manager will be responsible for managing lateral associate recruitment activities, ensuring a smooth hiring process and top candidate experience. The ideal candidate is expected to have exceptional communication skills, a strong knowledge of the legal industry and a deep understanding of recruitment best practices.

The Paralegal (Restructuring) assists attorneys in all stages of Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings. They provide a vital service in preparing and verifying necessary documents to comply with federal and local rules, conduct precedent research, electronically file documents on the court docket, prepare for court hearings and provide support to lawyers at the hearing.

This role is on-site & full-time permanent.

This role provides critical support to attorneys in all phases of Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings, including document preparation, court filing, hearing preparation, and client coordination. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working in complex legal environments and be adept at managing both procedural and substantive aspects of corporate restructuring cases.

A dynamic opportunity to join a law firm's finance team as a Collections Specialist, supporting billing attorneys and ensuring timely collections through effective follow-up and collaboration. This full-time role offers meaningful work in a supportive team environment with strong compensation and benefits.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both commercial and residential real estate transactions, with specific experience navigating New York City real estate processes and documentation. This is a great opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys being an integral part of the deal cycle.

Our Client is seeking an ambitious Corporate Paralegal with experience in corporate governance, section 16, vendor and commercial contract review and other related tasks.

A leading global law firm is seeking a Senior Paralegal, Corporate - Finance to support attorneys in all stages of complex corporate finance transactions. This individual will play a key role in document preparation, due diligence, and transaction execution to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

Top investment bank has an opening for an entrepreneurial M&A Advisory Counsel to provide business unit coverage with a focus on M&A and financial advisory matters.

Real Estate Transactions Associate Attorney role with leading global big law firm.