Legal Practice Assistant

Summary: Responsible for providing legal administrative support for the Practice Group.

Essential Job Functions:

• Formatting briefs, pleadings and other legal documents.
• Keeping track of attorney time records and billing.
• Filing legal documents (e-filling skills are required).
• Corresponding with clients, attorneys, and other members of the Firm.
• Docketing, Calendaring, and Maintain work schedules of attorney's in the Practice Group.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal, 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 and quality, 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, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• 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.

Educational and Experience Requirements:

• High School diploma.
• 5+ years of prior litigation experience.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

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