Legal assistant/secretary position in boutique law firm specializing in banking/financial services law.
Duties:
– Assist firm’s lawyers in legal research, and analysis
– Preform receptionist duties and support tasks, especially telephone coverage
– Legal research using LexisNexis and other online sources
– Assist firm’s office manager in areas including procurement and office inventory
– File, shred, photocopy and organize confidential records
– Update Library periodicals and law books
– Modify and maintain tracking spreadsheets in MS Excel
– Assist in preparing and proofreading letters, documents and attorney notes and other resources
– Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
– College graduate with office work experience
Qualifications & Skills:
– Must have professional attitude, take pride in work, pay attention to detail, proof own work, and take constructive criticism well
– Must have excellent command of English language and good phone manner
– Must have strong computer skills and proficient in Microsoft Word and Outlook
– Must have Internet search experience
– Must be able to operate standard office machines, such as Xerox copier, typewriter and fax, etc.
– Must be able to pick up and internalize new information/instructions quickly
– Must be a self-starter and take initiative
– Must like working in quiet office environment
– Must be punctual, neat, organized, and polite
– Must be able to juggle multiple projects, competing priorities and tight deadlines
Desirable:
Prior knowledge of Lexis Advance and other online legal research tools; and
Prior knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as, Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat Pro and PowerPoint;
Proficient knowledge and editing capabilities of legal documents