Job Description
Eastridge Workforce Solutions is supporting a prominent, AmLaw 50 law firm in their search for an experience Legal Secretary to join their New York office. The position is open to secretaries with experience in a variety of different practice areas. The role will be 5 days onsite for 90 days, with 1 day of remote work after the 90 days.
Duties:
- Researches and routes correspondence
- Produces information by formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying and transmitting documents
- Proofreads and reviews all work produced
- Receives, screens and transfers telephone calls; relays telephone messages according to method preferred by assignments (e.g., written messages, email, or voicemail)
- Responsible for submitting requests for conflicts reports; prepares and monitors creation of new business forms
- Coordinates client billing with billing specialist
- Enters, proofreads and finalizes assignments’ time entries on a daily basis;
- Maintains assigned lawyers’ files pursuant to the Firm’s Policy on Records Management
- Maintains assignments’ calendars, plans and schedules meetings, conferences, teleconferences, video conferences and travel; apprises assignment of schedule in advance of commitments
- Analyzes, allocates, processes and monitors complex expense reports
- Maintains and updates assignments’ client/matter lists, Outlook contacts and Marketing mailing lists
Requirements:
- 2 -10+ years related experience and/or training.
- Demonstrated proficiency in the Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Demonstrated proficiency in basic knowledge of legal terminology, formatting of legal documents and practice group's systems and procedures (e.g., court procedures, closings).
Benefits :
Medical, Dental, Vision plans to choose from, Paid time off, 401k and profit sharing, Flexible spending accounts, Leadership and Personal Development programs
Certain clients require Eastridge to perform background checks and Eastridge will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
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Job Tags
Full time, Local area, Flexible hours,