Legal Administrative Assistant

Job Summary:
Provide administrative support to Law Department staff. Maintain calendar activity, make travel arrangements and schedule appointments/meetings. Complete expense reconciliation reports. Address mail and may respond to routine requests or forward mail to others in company more appropriate to take action. Provide back up to other administrative support professionals within department as needed.



Role Characteristics:

• Performs a variety of duties requiring administrative skills
• Follows general instructions or procedures
• Limited authority to make decisions that go beyond established expectations and guidelines
• pplies knowledge to handle many problems independently but seeks guidance in highly complex situations
• Demonstrates and applies proficiency in PC skills
• Typically, has at least 3-5 yrs of related experience

High Level Job Responsibilities

• Calendar management: set up meetings
• Prepare and submit expenses
• Plan and schedule travel arrangements and submit associates travel expense reporting requirements
• Compose and maintain documents, presentations and routine reports with input from manager
• Respond to inquiries (both written and verbal) as needed
• ble to prioritize work
• Provide back up to other administrative support professionals within department as needed

Skills:
Demonstrates proficiency in word processing, calendar management, Microsoft Office applications, document creation, and other applications and equipment


Customer Focus:?
Definition - Anticipate customers' needs to exceed their expectations.

• ddresses customer needs by involving the right resources if needed
• sks questions to accurately identify customer needs
• Seeks feedback from customers and shares with the team

Communication
Definition - Demonstrate effective communications skills; tailor communication to audience and situation.

• Provides appropriate level of detail during huddles and problem solving meetings
• Listens actively and seeks clarifications to check for understanding
• Keeps updated with all team and employee communications

Execution
Definition - Hold self and others accountable for following through the process to achieve business results.

• Surfaces problems and issues with speed and accuracy
• sks questions to clarify assignments and priorities
• Prioritizes activities in order to meet customer needs effectively

Improvement & Innovation
Definition - Continually seek to improve how we work.

• Uses standard work to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Suggests improvements to existing processes to support the customer effectively
• Supports improvement initiatives and is open to new ideas

Judgment-Decision Making
Definition - Take accountability to make informed and timely decisions.

• Uses existing rules, procedures and standard work to guide actions
• ddresses issues in a timely manner and escalates them as necessary
• Considers the impact or consequence of actions and decisions

Problem Solving
Definition - Look for problems as an opportunity for improvement.

• ctively participates in team problem solving discussions
• Shares data and information to understand the root cause of problem
• Surfaces problems actively as improvement opportunities

Self-Development
Definition - Manage own development; create and implement meaningful development plans.

• Creates a development plan with guidance from manager
• ccepts feedback without becoming defensive
• Focuses on continuous development of technical skills critical to the role

Teamwork
Definition - Help each other succeed as a team.

• Support accomplishment of team goals
• Shares information, experience and skills with other team members
• Helps and supports new and inexperienced employees

Minimum Degree Required:
ssociate's Degree (Community College, MBO)


EEO: "Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."