Legal Assistant - New Orleans Area
Legal Assistant - New Orleans Area
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Purpose and Responsibilities:
Dont miss this job opportunity!Our Firm is recruiting for a nonbillable Legal Assistant position designed to enhance the effectiveness of an attorney by providing daytoday inoffice administrative support.Compensation based on skillset and experience. This is a fulltime position with excellent benefit offerings includinghealth dental vision life disability 401k PTO paid holidays.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: proactively manage calendars for 3 to 4attorneys work effectively with other administrative staff both internally and externally to coordinate meetings and/or conference calls make travel arrangements including flight ground transportation and hotel process timely and accurate travel and other expense reports accurately enter all time entries into billing system in accordance with Firm time entry policies provide telephone coverage and administrative support for multiple team members assemble and provide client reports prepare legal documents file case documents in electronic document management system monitor case activity and interact professionally with clients and other attorneys both in person and on the phone.
Required Skills/Essential Functions:
- Detailoriented and professional;
- Exceptional communication skills;
- Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite;
- Keep cases organized by providing inoffice support to attorneys establishing and organizing files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into file database and case management software;
- Manage the opening and closing of client files;
- Help develop cases by maintaining contact with people involved in the case and generating status reports as necessary;
- Support case preparation by organizing materials for team case review;
- Responsible for entering billable time entries and making travel arrangements for attorneys;
- Edit format print and revise all letters memos reports forms labels and other printed material;
- Become familiar with court rules and filing procedures;
- Answer phone calls take notes messages and redirect calls when appropriate;
- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities;
- Flexible and adaptable in various situations and when interacting with many different personalities;
- Accomplish organization goals by accepting ownership of new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job tasks;
- Performs related or similar duties as required or assigned;
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma required; college degree in related field preferred.
- Three to five years of experience in related field/position preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Compensation and Benefits:
Compensation commensurate with experience. This is a fulltime position offering competitive compensation and a benefits package that includes medical dental vision life disability 401k PTO and paid holidays.
Equal Opportunity and Accommodation:
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
