Legal Assistant

Description

Job Objective Support the company's legal and contractual demands by assisting in the review, organization, control, and monitoring of contracts, contractual amendments, corporate documents, and information flows among internal departments, external lawyers, clients, suppliers, and partners. The Legal Assistant aims to ensure that legal documents and information circulate in an organized, secure, and timely manner, contributing to the reduction of contractual, tax, operational, and administrative risks. Key Responsibilities * Assist in the **initial review of contracts**, addenda, termination agreements, notices, commercial proposals, and other legal documents. * Verify essential contract information, including parties involved, CNPJ/CPF numbers, subject matter, amounts, deadlines, penalties, guarantees, responsibilities, jurisdiction, signatures, and attachments. * Support identification of sensitive clauses, points of attention, and potential contractual risks, escalating to senior review when necessary. * Organize and control the contract lifecycle: negotiation, execution, validity, renewal, and termination. * Maintain an updated **company-wide contract register**, including expiration dates, adjustments, obligations, internal responsible parties, and status of each document. * Assist in drafting and reviewing **contractual amendments, minutes, powers of attorney, corporate documents, and legal registrations**. * Serve as liaison among internal departments, external legal counsel, finance, tax, sales, operations, and executive management for collection and transmission of information. * Monitor deadlines for document returns, signatures, registrations, expirations, and contractual obligations. * Request, organize, and archive documents required for contract preparation, such as certificates, corporate documents, proof of payment, licenses, and registration data. * Monitor digital and physical signatures, ensuring proper formalization of documents. * Support submission of documents to notaries, commercial registries, public agencies, or external partners, when required. * Maintain organized physical and digital legal and contractual files. * Assist in standardizing contractual templates and internal documents. * Prepare simple reports on active contracts, expired contracts, pending legal matters, and documents awaiting signature. * Support control of notifications, formal communications, and documents sent or received by the company. Desirable Requirements * Bachelor's degree in Law. * Prior experience with contracts, corporate documents, administrative routines, or legal departments. * Strong writing and interpretation skills for legal and contractual texts. * Organization, attention to detail, and sense of responsibility. * Basic knowledge of corporate contracts, service agreements, purchase and sale agreements, leasing, supplier agreements, and corporate documents. * Proficiency with systems, spreadsheets, deadline tracking, and digital file management. * Knowledge of digital signatures, notary services, Commercial Registry, and documentary procedures is considered a plus. Behavioral Competencies * Discretion and confidentiality. * Organization and discipline in document control. * Attention to detail. * Effective communication across various company departments. * Proactivity in following up on information requests and pending items. * Ability to prioritize tasks. * Critical thinking to identify risks and inconsistencies. * Accountability for deadlines and formalities. Performance Indicators * Percentage of contracts reviewed and organized within deadline. * Reduction in expired contracts or contracts lacking formal renewal. * Quality and timeliness of contract register maintenance. * Average turnaround time for document return for signature. * Number of legal pending items resolved within deadline. * Organization of physical and digital files. * Reduction in registration, documentation, or signature errors in contracts. Compensation: R$1\.518,00 \- R$3\.616,90 per month Benefits: * Corporate agreements and commercial discounts * Free parking Work Location: On-site