Legal Practice Assistant

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Open new clients and matters using the New Business Intake Department procedures. Prepare drafts of conflict of interest forms and engagement letters.
• Perform routine filing, photocopying, scanning, faxing, compiling and distributing of documents. Identify and coordinate available services provided by administrative departments such as Office Services, Finance, Records.
• Maintain client and administrative filing for lawyers following established procedures. Prepare files using FileTrail procedures and maintain appropriate records for on- and off-site storage.
• Coordinate with our in-house travel department for domestic and foreign travel including hotel, flights, car rentals.  Prepare materials for meetings during travel, important numbers, locations and contact names for events/meetings.
• Maintain lawyers’ contacts in Outlook and BD Hub with accurate contact information and notes.
• Answer and screen calls, field inquiries, relay messages, respond promptly to client needs; responds to email and voicemail as soon as possible (and no later than the following business day).
• Draft routine correspondence, forms, etc.
• Assist lawyers with Marketing and Business Development functions to include:
  • Access marketing materials (lawyers’ biographies, brochures, practice fact sheets)
  • Print, collate and bind materials for use in meetings, pitches and proposals
  • Coordinate updates to lawyers’ biographies
  • Undertake Internet research for lawyers’ business development as directed by lawyer(s)
• Submit and track expense reports, invoices, and check requests using Chrome River.
• Maintain CLE records for lawyers.
• Manage and maintain lawyers’ schedules and calendars.
• Schedule and organize onsite and offsite meetings, conferences, speaking engagements, client proposals and events. Work with Marketing and/or other office personnel, coordinate food and beverage services, reserve rooms and prepare materials.
• Interface and establish ongoing positive business relationships with clients in person, by phone and/or email. Observe confidentiality of lawyer-client relationship.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree and experience as an executive, administrative, or project assistant is preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Adapt to changes in work environment and manages competing demands; has strong technical, organizational, and administrative skills.
• Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process.

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance. Eligible employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account, a 401(k) plan, profit sharing plan, discount programs, and a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law. 

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.