Paralegal

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in more than 40 offices.

Our Seoul office is now seeking a Paralegal. This role will be engaged in various legal research and projects.

Essential Duties:

• Utilize the firm's software and technology, specifically any practice-group driven technology
• Examine, organize, summarize, and analyze information relating to particular questions to create a logical and usable work product
• Translate documents and correspondence between Korean and English, ensuring precision and clarity in both languages
• Investigate factual issues by using a variety of resources, including client and industry repositories established by the case team or practice group, statutes, regulations, well-established and/or firm approved on-line media/web sites, as well as other outside sources
• Maintain client, matter, or practice group specific extranets, databases or libraries in appropriate electronic format or hard copy (or both as required by project guidelines)
• Present results of all projects effectively in e-mails, written memos or in logical discussion; proactively provide status updates to project stakeholders
• Create and maintain spreadsheets, utilizing standard formulas
• Coordinate the tracking and storage of client information in conjunction with the firm's Records Department; remain in compliance with department and firm policies
• Maintain all administrative standards set by the firm, including the preparation and submittal of daily time entries, attendance at administrative meetings, and other administrative tasks as assigned
• Any ad hoc duties and projects assigned by lawyers, including various invoicing and other administrative tasks as needed

Your Profile:

• Bachelor's Degree required and paralegal experience preferred but not required
• Excellent communication skills including bilingual language ability for both Korean and English
• Working understanding of the legal terminology and the foundation of law specific to the practice group
• Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to be trained on specific practice group technology
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to follow up on assignments and produce a quality work product with appropriate oversight
• Maintain a positive, flexible and committed attitude; work collaboratively as part of a practice support team
• Ability and time management skills to work independently and meet deadlines in an atmosphere of frequent interruptions
• Critical thinking skills to make decisions, a willingness to follow instructions, and responsibility to bring all problems, concerns, or discrepancies to the attention of the supervising lawyer
• Remain current in practice area industry trends and in the legal profession; proactively seek out training opportunities
• Sound judgment in decision making to solve problems and achieve defined business outcomes
• Organize and prioritize workload with minimal supervision
• Proactive working attitude and take the initiative in handling projects and ability to maintain confidentiality around firm and client matters

About The Firm

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in more than 40 offices. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world. 

For more information or to view other job opportunities, please go to our careers page.

Equal Employment Opportunity

K&L Gates is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of those with a disability. We welcome applications from people who have an indigenous and/or culturally and linguistically diverse background.

If you are keen to take up the challenge and be part of the team, please submit your application with your CV to candy.ho@klgates.com.