Practice Assistant / Legal Secretary

About Kirkland & Ellis At Kirkland & Ellis, we don't just meet the standard for legal excellence - we set it. Our culture is built on teamwork, ingenuity and an unwavering commitment to continuous growth. We tackle the most sophisticated legal challenges with bold ideas and innovative solutions, powered by the exceptional experience and ambition of our 7,000+ people, including 4,000+ attorneys, across 23 offices worldwide. Our dedicated professionals share our lawyers' commitment to excellence and show up each day to do meaningful work that helps drive global business, investment and innovation forward. What You'll Do Are you a detail-oriented professional who thrives on organization, collaboration, and delivering exceptional service? If that sounds like you, we'd love to have you join us at Kirkland & Ellis. We're looking for a proactive Practice Assistant in our Chicago office to support a dynamic group of attorneys. This is an exciting opportunity for someone early in their legal support career who is eager to contribute, grow, and be part of a high-performing, client-focused environment. As a Practice Assistant, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day management of attorney workflows. You'll serve as a trusted administrative resource, assisting with document preparation, client communications, and coordination of legal support tasks that keep our legal teams operating at the highest level. In this role, you will: Prepare, format, revise, and finalize a variety of legal documents, correspondence, spreadsheets, and presentations using Microsoft Office and document management tools. Handle administrative tasks such as processing conflict checks, submitting expense reports, managing attorney time entries, scheduling meetings, and travel, and maintaining calendars. Conduct research, coordinate conference calls, and support document filing through the Firm's systems. Foster strong working relationships across teams, collaborating with departments like Accounting, General Services, and Reprographics to ensure seamless support. Maintain paper and electronic files in compliance with firm policies, ensuring information is accurate and accessible. Anticipate attorney and team needs, proactively offering support to help achieve client service excellence. What You'll Bring We're looking for a motivated, service-minded professional who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and brings: A minimum of 3 years of legal administrative support experience. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and basic Excel; familiarity with Adobe Acrobat and PowerPoint is a plus. Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time management skills. A client service mindset with strong communication skills-both written and verbal. A professional, flexible, and positive approach to working with colleagues and clients. Compensation The base salary range below represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position in Chicago. This range may differ based on your geographic location and cost of living considerations. At Kirkland & Ellis, we consider compensation more than just a base salary. We offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits including comprehensive healthcare, paid time off, and retirement. We also offer personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. Compensation Range: Chicago: $57,000 - $75,000 How to Apply Thank you for your interest in Kirkland & Ellis LLP. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply Now." Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others at Kirkland. Equal Employment Opportunity All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. #LI-Hybrid #LI-LW1 Kirkland & Ellis