Legal Assistant / Senior Legal Assistant (Hybrid, New York)

About the role

Springer Nature is looking for a Legal Assistant or Senior Legal Assistant to join its New York legal team. The role supports corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and corporate secretarial functions for U.S. entities while providing administrative assistance to a dynamic group of legal professionals.

Key responsibilities

• Manage calendars, travel arrangements, visa applications and expense processing.
• Organise meetings, conference calls and prepare related documents and presentations.
• Maintain physical and electronic files, corporate books, minutes, consents and officers’ certificates.
• Coordinate state filings, notarisation and interactions with external counsel.
• Provide advice on U.S. corporate governance processes and monitor compliance alerts.
• Assist with KYC due‑diligence, identity verification and beneficial‑ownership reviews.
• Support the U.S. legal team with administrative tasks, including document preparation and filing.

Required profile

• Experience with corporate governance and regulatory compliance in a U.S. context.
• Familiarity with corporate secretarial duties such as maintaining corporate records and preparing statutory filings.
• Ability to handle KYC due‑diligence and related compliance requests.
• Strong organisational skills for managing calendars, travel and expense processes.

Required skills

• Microsoft PowerPoint (advanced presentation creation)
• Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet preparation)

What we offer

• Hybrid working model in New York.
• Opportunity to work with a leading global research publisher.