Legal Assistant

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)