Legal Administrative Assistant

Please send resume in WORD format should you be interested in the following Legal Administrative Assistant (contract) position located in New York City. This is an open-ended contract position with a possibility of going full-time. The hourly pay range for this position is $35-45hr as a 1099. Please pass along to your colleagues if you're not interested as we do pay referral fees.Job Title: Legal Administrative Assistant (open-ended contract position with possibility of going full-time)Location: New York CityWork Environment: 100% onsiteHourly rate: $35-45hr 1099Bachelor Degree required: HIGHLY PreferredReferral Fee: $500 - Refer qualified colleague, friends, or family.***** This is an open-ended contract position. There is a possibility of going full-time, but no guarantees. . ********** Client prefers individuals with Big Law experience *****The Legal Administrative Assistant is a member of the Legal Support Services (LSS) team. This position provides high quality and efficient legal support services to timekeepers and business professionals within the disputes and transactions verticals. Works collaboratively within a team and with other firm departments to provide a broad range of legal and administrative support, including document production and project management. This position possesses strong practice area knowledge and maintains professional relationships by providing superior service to firm lawyers and clients.Responsibilities• This position will assist various DLA department partners, as needed and assist with overflow work for these department on an as needed basis.• They will perform the duties and responsibilities associated with numerous matters, including responsibilities associated with client billing, attorney travel, client interface, scheduling meetings and calls (Teams and Zoom), expense reports, and maintaining calendars .• They will be asked to prepare Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, and provide back-up assistance as part of a client service team, as well as covering for client service team members when they are out of the office.Job Skills• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills to interact with team members, lawyers, clients and other firm departments on a daily basis.• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and the ability to learn firm-specific programs and software applications as required.• Ability to perform advanced document formatting, conversions and redlining.• Possesses strong practice area knowledge with the ability to understand legal terminology and documentation.• Project management skills to appropriately to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines.• Excellent time management, organizational and problem-solving skills.• Solid document production skills, attention to detail, and ability to proofread for accuracy and content of work.• Remains current in technical skills and practice area knowledge by taking offered online courses and attending organized meetings and training.Qualifications & Required Experience:• High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree or some college coursework is strongly preferred• 2 years administrative experience in a law firm or professional services organization.

Created: 2024-11-06