Corporate Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Corporate Legal Assistant
Location: Tampa, FL 33602 -
Parking: Yes, 80% paid by Client
Pay Rate: $25 - $35 per hour (Based on experience)
Work hours: 8:30-5 pm
Start Date: ASAP
Recruiter: Brian

Experience: Prior corporate group experience preferred, must have worked as a legal assistant.
Location : 100% in-office.
Support : Will support 4 attorneys.
Schedule: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (7.5 hours/day).
Pay Range: $23 – $35/hour (based on experience).

We are seeking an experienced legal assistant to join our Corporate & Tax Group. The legal assistant will perform a wide variety of tasks which includes providing a high level of customer service and support, while consistently producing an excellent work product. The Legal Assistant maintains general knowledge of the Corporate & Tax's practice group and a specialized knowledge of the assigned attorneys’ practice area(s) and clients in order to ensure extraordinary client satisfaction.

Essential Duties:

-Manage the day-to-day schedules of the attorneys. The ability to be proactive and think ahead are key.
-Assist attorneys with preparation of legal documents. Create, edit, and proofread work product to ensure accuracy.
-Maintain calendars including appointments, meetings, travel and trip plans.
-Prepare and maintain spreadsheets and databases for legal files.
-Processing reimbursements, expense reports and check requests.
-Effectively manage projects by meeting deadlines and conducting follow-up as needed.
-Inputs, reviews, edits, and closes timekeepers' time entries through the firm's web-based time entry program using firm standards.
-Handles monthly client billing. Reviews billing prebills for accuracy and completeness. Performs client, matter and timekeeper inquiries, and narrative edits.
-Opens new matters and generate client conflict checks. Sets up and maintains timekeeper's work files, including daily and regular filing. Indexes and prepares files for off-site storage.
-Assumes responsibility for maintaining the highest level of confidentiality of all Firm and client information, records, and files, both within and outside of the Firm.

Qualifications:

-Minimum of 3 years of currently transactional experience in the corporate law area.
-Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
-Experience with a document management system and time entry system.
-Excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
-Attention to detail and good organizational and analytical skills.
-Flexible attitude and the ability to deal well with changing assignments and priorities.
Client-oriented focus.
-Billing experience preferred (including electronic billing).
-Law firm experience is required
-BA/BS preferred, but not required \nCompany Description

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