A notable law firm looking to have a Legal Administrative Assistant join their team and directly support one of the partners. As a Legal Administrative Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting their legal professionals and ensuring the smooth operation of their legal practice.
Responsibilities:
The Legal Administrative Assistant will be responsible for:
Calendar management
Travel coordination and arrangements including itineraries for mostly domestic travel
Tracking and process expenses
Entering time in Amicus database for some partners as needed
Preparing engagement letters and maintaining contact lists
Updating / redlining financial services documents
Drafting correspondence and preparing memos
Ad-hoc legal secretary duties including all support functions for Attorneys in the financial services group
Assisting as primary backup for other legal secretaries and receptionist as needed
Qualifications:
4+ years of Administrative / Legal Secretary experience within a law firm
Associate's and/or Bachelor's Degree
Experience red-lining documents, calendaring, and travel coordination
Must be team-oriented, flexible and adaptable
Tech-savvy, ability to pick up new systems and processes quickly (mostly uses word and excel from MS office, CRMs, legal databases, etc)