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Legal Assistant

H.W. Kaufman Group · Farmington Hills, Michigan, US

H. W. Kaufman Group is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Legal Assistant to support our in-house legal, compliance, and vendor management team.

Job description

H.W. Kaufman Group is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Legal Assistant to support our in-house legal, compliance, and vendor management team. This role will serve as a central point of intake for legal and compliance requests across the organization, helping to triage matters, route assignments, track status, and support the efficient handling of a broad range of legal and operational work. The Legal Assistant will assist with drafting, reviewing, editing, and organizing documents such as contracts, non-disclosure agreements, policies, letters, and other legal or compliance-related materials. This role will also support litigation matters, subpoena responses, intellectual property portfolio maintenance, HR investigations, and information security matters. The ideal candidate is highly organized, exercises sound judgment, communicates effectively with internal stakeholders, and handles confidential information with discretion. Responsibilities: - Serve as an initial point of contact for legal, compliance, vendor management, and related requests from internal stakeholders across the company. - Conduct intake for new matters by gathering relevant background information, documen...