Freelance Corporate Securities Assistant

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

You will work alongside our corporate and M&A attorneys and business professionals to keep transactions moving, build pitch materials, automate workflows, and translate data into insights. It is a hands-on role where you will learn how corporate transaction matters are run, contribute directly to client deliverables, and develop skills that translate across legal, operations, and business development.

What you’ll do

• Transactional support: Draft status reports and presentations; prepare standard client and transaction documents; manage signature logistics (distribution, collection, checklists); assist with annual corporate filings.
• Business development: Build and format pitch materials (PowerPoint, video, Canva); coordinate client events, webinars, speaking engagements, and CLE workshops; track activities and client engagement in CRM systems.
• Research and reporting: Conduct industry and company research to support prospecting; compile data for RFPs; generate automated reports to track business development momentum.
• Communications and marketing: Update lawyer biographies; draft and coordinate firm‑approved social media content; document attorney experience for proposals and Foundation updates.
• Process automation and data management: Create document and correspondence templates; implement data entry automation; support CRM integration with document management systems; apply legal AI applications for various types of analysis.
• Record time entries accurately and on schedule.
• Maintain positive, professional communication with clients, lawyers, and business professionals while safeguarding confidentiality.
• Be present onsite during regular working hours and as required; work additional hours when needed to meet client or firm deadlines.

What you’ll bring

• Core skills: Proficiency with Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel; experience with basic AI applications; strong document and information management habits; clear written and verbal communication; collaborative mindset; organization and attention to detail; ability to juggle multiple deadlines and work calmly under pressure, including independent work.

Education and experience

• Four-year degree.

Why this role is a strong next step

• Deal-side learning: See how transactions are structured, documented, and closed.
• Client-facing impact: Help produce materials clients rely on, from pitches to closing sets.
• Versatile toolkit: Build skills across research, project management, automation, and communications.
• Pathway potential: A foundation for roles in legal operations, corporate paralegal work, business development, or marketing within a law firm environment.

Work setting

• Fully onsite, five days per week.

At Perkins Coie, we look for self-motivated individuals dedicated to providing value and superior service and who have a high degree of integrity and enthusiasm for their work. We have created a company culture based on collaboration, devotion to serving our clients, and mutual respect. Perkins Coie is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion both within the firm and throughout our collective communities. Work with one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

This position may be filled in the following location(s). The listed compensation range reflects the typical pay for this role, though it is rare for new hires to receive an offer at the top of the range. Actual compensation may vary depending on experience, skills, market conditions, and internal equity.

Illinois compensation range: $ 44,480.00 to $ 62,700.00 annually