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Legal Practice Assistant

Est. $57,000 - $105,000 / year
Posted May 01
Full Time
On Site
Greenville, South Carolina

Summary

Responsible for providing legal administrative support for the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Essential Job Functions

  • Preparing legal documents and correspondence
  • Coordinating meetings
  • Interacting with clients
  • Time entry
  • Running conflicts
  • Opening and maintaining client files, including filing
  • Processing client bills and expense reimbursements
  • Travel logistics
  • Calendaring

Necessary Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

  • Comfortable managing a large number of cases.
  • Experienced in billing.
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to work successfully with multiple team members, interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
  • Competent to handle a variety of activities with attention to detail, quality, and accuracy, with the ability to follow through and follow up, and adapt to quickly meet changing deadlines and priorities.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications
  • Ability to complete multiple tasks and a high volume of work on short deadlines and follow through on assigned tasks with limited supervision.
  • Retain a high level of flexibility and resourceful problem solving.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.
  • Ability to respond quickly to changing demands and be self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Educational And Experience Requirements

  • High School diploma required.
  • Prior litigation experience required.
  • 5+ years of experience preferred.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

  • In office position
  • Ability to work extended hours when necessary.
  • Normal office environment; no unusual physical demands.