Project Assistant Job Description

We currently have an opening in our Chicago office for a Project Assistant to work collaboratively with our team on specific short- and long-term projects. In this role, you will execute tasks delegated to you by paralegals and attorneys, coordinate with various internal and external parties, and ensure that the project is moving forward on time and on budget. You will need to be highly organized, adaptable, and able to prioritize tasks while working independently.

Project Assistant Duties and Responsibilities

• Draft and assist in preparation of various materials, including engagement letters, presentations, conflict waiver letters, deal summaries, etc.
• Manage various aspects of document creation and review, including creating first drafts of key documents, updating deal documents with comments from opposing counsel, checking documents for spelling/grammar errors, reviewing revisions documents and highlighting substantive changes for attorneys, and redacting legal documents.
• Assist with deal closings, including diligence upload, ordering corporate documents, signature page compilation, deal tracking and closing binder organization, creating summary sheets, and saving relevant documentation to internal database.
• Various administrative responsibilities, as needed.
• Work collaboratively with paralegal and attorney teams to complete any additional tasks.

This is an excellent opportunity for aspiring law students to gain professional experience in a law firm setting prior to attending law school. Please note, Project Assistants are asked to make a minimum two-year commitment to the firm prior to departing for law school.

About

Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres is a growing law firm headquartered in Chicago, with a team of over 100 staff. Formed by partners who worked at preeminent international law firms, with a deep bench of sophisticated and experienced corporate lawyers and litigators, our team provides exceptional legal service while affording our clients the benefits of working with an agile and entrepreneurial-minded team of results-oriented, well-rounded professionals. We are driven by our core values: humility, respect, collaboration, partnership, and innovation.

We represent a diverse group of interesting clients, which include private equity firms, founders, startups, venture capital investors, family offices and public companies (among others), in sophisticated and complex legal matters and transactions.

Croke Fairchild is WBE Certified and a member of the national association of minority and women owned law firms (NAMWOLF). 

Benefits

Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres offers a wide range of benefits including discretionary annual bonus, medical, dental and vision insurance, HSA/FSA options, disability Insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave and commuter benefits.

At Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres, LLC, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to supporting and encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome our employees’ differences regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, gender identity, disability or veteran status.