Administrative/Legal Assistant
Premier law firm, conveniently located on the Norwalk/Westport border seeks an experienced Legal Assistant to support several attorneys. Candidates must possess good judgment, be consistently accurate and detail-oriented, and communicate well with all levels of management and staff.
Location: Westport, CT (onsite)
Salary Range: $65,000 to $72,000, commensurate with experience
Office hours: 8:30 am-5:00pm with one hour for lunch, or 9:00 – 5:00 with ½ hour for lunch
Responsibilities include:
- Support several attorneys with administrative duties including typing/formatting documents, transcribing documents (dictation), maintaining client files.
- Schedule and coordinate conference calls. Arrange meetings and appointments.
- Enter attorney time into billing system
- Prepare new client set up which will include prepare conflict checks, new file set up, and establishing new client/matter information in computer system
Requirements:
- 3-5 years of law firm experience
- Corporate law experience preferred, transactional experience a plus
- Proficient with MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook) and Adobe
- Experience with corporate documents preferred
- Must be detail oriented, organized, and able to multi-task
- Should be flexible, willing to take on all tasks big and small
- Must possess excellent communication skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality
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