Legal Assistant
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Washington • District of Columbia • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $36 - $54 per hour
About the role
- Perform a variety of administrative duties for attorneys to whom assigned according to established policies and procedures
- Assist several attorneys in a specific practice group, supporting 5-9 attorneys
- Prepare practice-specific forms
- Update electronic and paper files
- Prepare and file court documents and e-filings
- Update attorney calendars as needed
- Delegate work to appropriate departments and complete other tasks as assigned in a timely and accurate manner
- Read, sort, date, and scan incoming mail when requested
- Ensure that outgoing mail is delivered timely and specify types of delivery
- Schedule and calendar meetings and deadlines for attorneys
- Open new files
- Request conflict of interest checks
- Maintain client and general files
- Conduct periodic review of possible storage of older files
- Prepare files to be closed
- Assist other legal assistants and attorneys in the practice group as time permits and as requested
- Screen telephone calls and take messages for attorneys when requested
- Receive clients and visitors as requested
- Maintain high standards of professionalism and excellence in all client interactions and communications
- Observe confidentiality of attorney-client relationship
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- 3 - 5 years of experience in similar field required
- Previous law firm experience preferred
- Recent knowledge of court filing procedures, including electronic filing
- Excellent spelling and proofreading skills
- Intermediate Microsoft Word skills
- Typing (45+ wpm)
- Effective delegation and collaboration skills
- Ability to organize, prioritize and produce quality work
- Ability to effectively multi-task
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
- Adaptable to changing demands from multiple people
- Detail and deadline oriented
- Self-motivated and flexible to complete assignments in a timely manner
- Strong team-working abilities
- MS Excel
- Intapp Flow
- iManage/ Work 10
- Chrome River
- PDF conversions and manipulations
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Professional development
- Robust benefits package starting on day one
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending account (FSA)
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Paid maternity leave
- Paid parental leave
- Family building resources
- Identity theft protection
- 401(k) plan
- Paid sick time
- Paid personal time
- Paid vacation time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
court filing procedureselectronic filingspellingproofreadingtypingMicrosoft WordMS ExcelPDF conversionsIntapp FlowiManage/ Work 10
Soft Skills
delegationcollaborationorganizationprioritizationmulti-taskinginterpersonal communicationadaptabilityattention to detailself-motivationteamwork