Legal Assistant/paralegalUnifin, Inc

About the Company
Unifin Inc is a BPO company with multiple operations in North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific Region. The company recently established its operations in the Philippines and we are looking for an extraordinary talent who will be part of our pioneer and diverse team. Are you passionate about joining a start-up company where opportunities are unlimited? Do you love taking challenges and making your brilliant ideas into reality?Be one of us, and be part of our success story!
Your Role
As a Legal Assistant, you have to prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in a paper or electronic filing system, prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, and contracts, prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits, and investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
It's also your responsibility to meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of the case, gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents, arbitrate disputes between parties, maintain and update the legal documents from time to time, and research relevant legal materials to aid decision-making. Aside from that, you have to meet with individuals involved in legal processes to provide information and clarify issues associated with HR, evaluate information related to legal matters in public or personal records, coordinate legal schedules or activities, represent the interests of the company in legal proceedings, and arbitrate disputes between parties to resolve legal conflicts, Lastly, you have to collaborate with HR from time to time on labor issues and other legal documentation, prepare, secure and process the required working visa permits needed for expats employees with the local government such as DOLE and Bureau of Immigration.
About You
For you to become a successful candidate for this role, you need to have knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems, structure and content including the meaning and spelling of words, composition, and grammar, knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. Also, you need to know how to evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards, have organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work skills, skilled in performing Administrative Activities, documenting/Recording Information, processing Information, updating and Using Relevant Knowledge, making Decisions and Solving Problem, Analyzing Data or Information, and Communicating with Persons Outside Organization. Also in Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships, Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others, Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others, and Handles working visa permits for expatriates employees.
You must also be at least a graduate of 4 years course major in Legal Management, Bachelor of Laws and other related legal courses, with 2-3 years proven working experience as Legal Assistant or Paralegal and solid experience in handling cases with DOLE / NLRC and any other government tribunals. Also, familiarity with law, legal procedures and protocols, and the Philippine court system, and have must satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations as a legal assistant/paralegal and can present Legal Assistant certification, diploma, or Integrated Bar of Philippines (IBP) license if any.Lastly, you must be willing in a shifting/night shift schedule, willing to relocate in Pampanga, have equipment for a Work From Home setup, and also willing to report on-site directly.
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Unifin, Inc

Angeles City, Pampanga
Permanent
Full-time