Legal Practice Assistant

Summary    
Responsible for providing in-office administrative support for the Public Finance 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
•    Experienced in billing.
•    Comfortable managing a large number of transactional matters.
•    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 meet changing deadlines and priorities quickly.
•    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.
•    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.
•    Five or more years of Legal Practice Assistant experience.

Work Environment and Physical Demands
    
•    In office position 
•    Ability to work extended hours when necessary.
•    Normal office environment; no unusual physical demands.