Legal Assistant

Location: Bellevue,Washington,United States

TITLE:             Legal Assistant

LOCATION:     Bellevue, WA, USA

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Legal Assistant

TerraPower is seeking a highly talented and motivated candidate for the position of Legal Assistant.   The Legal Assistant will report to a Senior Corporate Counsel and deliver high-quality support services and work with other legal professionals on a fast-paced legal team. The individual must be self-directed, able to prioritize and manage a busy workload, and be able to develop an effective working relationship with dynamic professionals.  High energy, flexibility, poise, confidence and integrity; ability to create accurate work product, maintain strict confidentiality and interface with clients and co-workers in a professional, approachable, and positive manner are all required.

Responsibilities

• Dedicated support for TerraPower lawyers (other than General Counsel) and other members of the legal team
• Manage calendars, prioritize, and respond to internal and external requests for TerraPower lawyers’ time and participation.
• Scheduling meetings of, and coordinate communications among, TerraPower lawyers, paralegals, Risk and Insurance Manager, Senior Compliance Specialist, outside counsel, and others, including agenda creation, calendar invites and responses.
• Prioritize, track, develop and edit internal and external communication including items that are confidential and sensitive in nature.
• Participate in group meetings as needed to understand short- and long-term goals of the legal team and the business, take minutes and create follow-up lists.
• Coordinate communication and requests from the business, outside counsel and others.
• Upload electronic documents to secure site(s) and organize and manage such site(s), with assistance from other TerraPower subject-matter experts.
• Copy, scan, file, and track a variety of business and legal documents.
• Understand the nature of the business to provide value-added service and enhance working relationships.
• Create documents electronically including letters, memos, trip reports, itineraries, status and expense reports, presentations (Power Point), spreadsheets (Excel), and other related documents for the legal team.
• Discretely field, screen, and prioritize correspondence, email, and other communications and prioritize and respond appropriately, coordinating with others.
• Coordinate complex domestic and international travel and logistics for legal team members.
• Manage logistics and planning timelines for visitors, events, and conferences.
• Coordinate with other TerraPower support to provide overall coverage, consistent with ongoing dedicated support for TerraPower Legal.
• Scheduling trainings for the Legal team.  For example: Export Control training and Government Contract/Grant Compliance training.
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