Legal Assistant - Corporate and Tax

We are seeking an experienced legal assistant to join our Corporate & Tax Group.  The legal assistant will perform a wide variety of tasks which includes providing a high level of customer service and support, while consistently producing an excellent work product. The Legal Assistant maintains general knowledge of the Corporate & Tax's practice group and a specialized knowledge of the assigned attorneys’ practice area(s) and clients in order to ensure extraordinary client satisfaction. 

Essential Duties:

• Manage the day-to-day schedules of the attorneys.   The ability to be proactive and think ahead are key.
• Assist attorneys with preparation of legal documents.  Create, edit, and proofread work product to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain calendars including appointments, meetings, travel and trip plans.
• Prepare and maintain spreadsheets and databases for legal files.
• Processing reimbursements, expense reports and check requests.
• Effectively manage projects by meeting deadlines and conducting follow-up as needed.
• Inputs, reviews, edits, and closes timekeepers' time entries through the firm's web-based time entry program using firm standards.
• Handles monthly client billing. Reviews billing prebills for accuracy and completeness. Performs client, matter and timekeeper inquiries, and narrative edits.
• Opens new matters and generate client conflict checks. Sets up and maintains timekeeper's work files, including daily and regular filing. Indexes and prepares files for off-site storage.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining the highest level of confidentiality of all Firm and client information, records, and files, both within and outside of the Firm.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of currently transactional experience in the corporate area. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Experience with a document management system and time entry system.
• Excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Attention to detail and good organizational and analytical skills.
• Flexible attitude and the ability to deal well with changing assignments and priorities.
• Client-oriented focus.
• Billing experience preferred (including electronic billing).
• Law firm experience preferred, but not required.
• BA/BS preferred, but not required.

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