Legal Administrative Assistant
About The Position
We are seeking passionate individuals to join our dynamic team and make a difference. If you seek a collaborative, diverse and thriving workplace culture, then you’ll enjoy your career with us! Alston & Bird is conducting a search for an experienced Legal Administrative Assistant to assist a heavy litigation team. The Legal Administrative Assistant will be part of a team supporting the firm attorneys in our Environmental Practice Group. The role involves performing a range of ad-ministrative tasks, such as typing and revising correspondence, memoranda, documents, timesheets, and project work; proofreading to ensure the quality of all documents; managing tele-phone and mail distribution; arranging travel; and maintaining file systems. The ideal candidate will be a strong team player, eager to learn and develop while making a meaningful contribution to the practice group.
Requirements
- Have exceptional administrative and word processing skills.
- Have the ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
- Have great attention to detail, and the ability to concentrate and organize work.
- Must be able to work well independently while handling complex situations, analytical, and self-starters.
- Able to work with a wide spectrum of individuals.
- Possess good communication and interpersonal skills, along with an enthusiastic team player attitude and a strong work ethic.
- Able to proofread typed material for contextual, grammatical, typographical or spelling errors is also needed.
- Have experience with legal software and document management tools.
- A minimum of 5+ years of prior experience in a law firm is highly desirable.
- A high school diploma is required
Nice To Haves
- an associate or bachelor’s Degree is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Administrative skills
- Word processing skills
- General office procedures and filing techniques
- The capability to concentrate on detail and organize work
- The ability to work with a wide spectrum of individuals
- Heavy administrative work
- Typing, editing and proofreading correspondence and legal documents
- Entering attorney time
- Billing
- Answering telephones and sorting mail
- Maintaining client portals
- Coordinating travel arrangements
- Processing expense reimbursements
- Interacting with clients and maintaining files
- Must be proficient in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel
- Federal and State Filings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
