The Legal Practice Assistant provides administrative support for attorneys and other timekeepers in the Consumer Financial Practice Group. The role involves performing a wide variety of administrative tasks, delivering high-level customer service, and consistently producing excellent work products.
Requirements
- Perform a range of routine administrative tasks for attorneys and other timekeepers.
- Support new client and business development efforts by opening and closing new matters and submitting requests for conflicts of interest checks.
- Process expense reimbursement requests and process invoices in a timely manner.
- Prepare and update reports and presentations using Microsoft Office Suite and applying firm branding and style guide standards.
- Handle tasks related to client billing, such as distribution and review of client invoices; maintain current knowledge of billing requirements from clients.
- Liaise with administrative departments to coordinate all aspects of workflow support for attorneys.
- Prepare routine correspondence, read, and route mail, conduct general research and responsible for file maintenance.
- Provide coverage for phone contacts and routing of voice mail messages.
- Ensure effective calendar management, with the ability to prioritize meetings and resolve calendar conflicts; proactively organize and manage schedule changes for events and meetings.
- Arrange domestic and international travel and create and submit related expense reports.
- Collaborate with resources inside and outside the firm, as appropriate, to complete projects or tasks.
- Provide overflow assistance to administrative legal support team.
- Assist in fostering an environment of superior customer service, collaboration, commitment, team spirit, pride, and trust.
- Maintain attorney bar membership records and CLE records.
- Prepare and file legal documents in Federal and State courts (including electronic filings).
- Prepare legal documents, correspondence, and binders.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
