What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Practice Assistant position at Maynard Nexsen?
Summary
Responsible for providing administrative support for different practice areas.
Essential Job Functions
Responsible for providing administrative support for different practice areas.
Essential Job Functions
- Assist with preparation of documents (editing, drafting, printing)
- Time Entry & Billing
- Calendaring/Phones/Meeting Arrangements
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to work successfully with multiple team members, interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Competent to handle a variety of activities with attention to detail and quality, with the ability to follow through and follow up, and adapt quickly to meet changing deadlines and priorities.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to complete multiple tasks and a high volume of work on short deadlines and follow through on assigned tasks with limited supervision.
- Retain a high level of flexibility and resourceful problem-solving.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.
- High School diploma required.
- Advanced Word Processing skills required.
- Associate’s degree preferred
- Prior legal experience a plus
- In office position
- Ability to work extended hours when necessary.
- Normal office environment; no unusual physical demands.