We are seeking a Legal Assistant with 3+ years’ legal assistant experience to support our the Business practice group of our Cleveland law firm client.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Exhibits outstanding client service orientation in greeting guests, scheduling meetings,
and coordinating telephone conferences.
Provides skilled, proactive administrative support to Business and Real Estate attorneys
and others, on occasion as needed.
Displays strong attention to detail.
Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work.
Prepares and reviews letters and memoranda according to Firm standards using word
processing and document management systems.
Proactively monitors deadlines.
Processes requests for payment and reimbursements.
Creates, maintains and retires files in accordance with our client’s Information Governance Policy.
Assists in managing client contacts, emails, and print documents as well as processing
mail.
Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
Transcribes dictation.
Files documents with the courts electronically.
Requirements:
3+ years’ legal assistant experience, preferably in Business Law and Real Estate.
Some education beyond high school or other coursework related to the legal industry
preferred.
Proficiency in the following software applications strongly preferred:
o Microsoft Office 2010: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
o Kofax PDF Converter
o DeskSite/FileSite/iManage (desired)
o BigHand Dictation (desired)