Legal counsel vs executive legal assistant

Differences between legal counsel and executive legal assistant duties and responsibilities

Legal counsel example responsibilities.

• Achieve statewide recognition as expert on Medicare and Medicaid.
• Manage high-risk employee terminations from initial decision through preparation for appeals hearings and any subsequent legal action.
• Assist in liaising with insurance authorities, responding to regulatory inquiries and managing relationship with region from legal and business perspective.
• Conduct anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) due diligence on a daily basis.
• Ensure compliance with federal securities laws, NYSE rules, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Draft position statements for EEO and other regulatory claims.
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Executive legal assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage transactions involving the sale or purchase of publicly trade securities, both equity and debt instruments.
• Manage litigation discovery process, including coordinating electronic and tangible document production, as well as litigation record hold obligations.
• Provide administrative support to attorneys with mergers and acquisitions and due diligence procedures.
• Prepare legal documents, assist clients with their legal needs, notary, general office duties
• Complete & record minutes of meetings, using a variety of shorthand, or machine transcription.
• Provide notary assistance as requested.
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