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Legal Administrative AssistantWiggin & Dana • Cos Cob, CT, United States
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Legal Administrative Assistant

Legal Administrative Assistant

Wiggin & Dana • Cos Cob, CT, United States
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Summary

The Legal Administrative Assistant (LAA) provides high-level administrative and secretarial support to lawyers, paralegals, and administrators in various practice groups. The LAA may also provide billable and non-billable legal support as determined by the attorneys. This position requires a person who has strong communication, organizational and time management skills with the ability to work with a team and independently.

Job Duties

The following are essential job duties and responsibilities of the Legal Administrative Assistant. This list is not exhaustive, and other duties may be assigned as necessary.

  • Provides word processing and document production services. Utilize office services support as appropriate.
  • Drafts correspondence, having knowledge of common documents for applicable departments. For example, in litigation; pleadings, complaints, subpoenas, interrogatories, deposition notices, pretrial orders.
  • Proofreads all documents produced for correct formatting, spelling, and grammar, and ensures that all attachments, exhibits, or enclosures are intact.
  • Prepares documents for mailing with special attention given to completeness of enclosures, etc.
  • Files court documents electronically.
  • Handles incoming telephone calls, taking thorough messages. Makes sure call is given timely response.
  • Handles time entry and client billing, including electronic billing. Manages the process to ensure timely completion.
  • Understands requirements of the New Business Intake (NBI) software and completes process accurately and promptly, interfacing with billing attorney as necessary.
  • Ability to extract appropriate billing information as requested.
  • Organizes files and databases; maintain documents, both paper and electronic. Understands procedures to make files inactive and to recall inactive files.
  • Attends to calendars and meeting management as required, ensuring all arrangements are complete, including any travel arrangements.
  • Processes reimbursement requests.
  • Dockets case/matter deadlines. Keeps attorneys apprised of deadlines.
  • Tracks attorneys CLEs.
  • Provides back?up assistance to other administrative assistants and staff members as required.
  • Notarizes documents as requested.

Requirements

Experience: 3-5 years of administrative experience in a law firm or legal services industry.

Knowledge/Skills and Abilities:

  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; WORD, Excel, PowerPoint; familiar with current version of software. Ability to execute advanced formatting; table of contents, table of authority.
  • Knowledge of legal software and processes; time & billing, expense, scanning, PDF, etc.
  • Excellent knowledge of grammar, spelling and punctuation.
  • Legal writing skills, knowledge of legal terminology.
  • Knowledge of office equipment such as multi-function devices, telephones, facsimiles, etc.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong customer service orientation.

Essential Physical Demands

  • Ability to sit for extended period of time and use a keyboard and other office machinery.
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