
Legal Practice Assistant
Est. $57,000 - $105,000 / year
Posted May 15 Full TimeOn SiteRaleigh, North 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 (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Adobe; PowerPoint and SimplyAgree a plus.
- 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.