Legal Assistant

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity. When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves.

The Firm's Atlanta office is a seeking a dynamic individual to support the insurance litigation team.

Responsibilities Include

• Provide administrative support to a Partner and team of litigation attorneys
• Preparing shell documents (pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence)
• Proofreading, formatting and finalizing all outgoing documents (TOA and TOC)
• Preparing document productions (encrypting media, drafting transmittal letters, logging Bates numbers)
• Preparing exhibits
• Run conflicts checks for new client matters using InTapp Open
• Scan and convert documents, OCR
• Assist with travel arrangements upon request including car, hotel and airfare reservations
• Oversee arrangements for depositions, mediations, trials, and arbitrations
• Assist Business Development team with gathering attorney information for marketing materials and publications
• Enter and track attorney CLE through Micron, request CLE credits from state bars
• Set up conference calls and arrange meetings
• Assist with ad hoc projects as necessary
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Open all incoming mail, review and handle
• Manage and monitor attorney calendars
• Prepare and process expense reports for attorneys
• Review, proofread and send monthly client invoices upon request
• Assist with ongoing and fiscal year-end collections upon request
• Prepare notebooks for attorney use

Requirements

• Litigation experience a must
• E-Filing experience in both state and federal court a must
• At least 5 years of litigation experience in a law firm setting
• Advanced user of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Impressive command of grammar and punctuation
• Strong attention to detail
• Superior organizational skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to interact with clients and all levels of employees within the firm

Our Values

Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:

Work as one - We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
Excel with clients - We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the center of everything we do
Celebrate difference - We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
Act boldly - We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognizing that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth

**Principals only**

It is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.

How to Apply

Thank you for your interest in Clyde & Co US LLP. Please submit a cover letter and resume to apply.

This is the job description as constituted at present; however, the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.

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