What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Practice Assistant position at Maynard Nexsen?
Summary
Responsible for providing all administrative support for the Corporate/Transactional Practice Groups.
Essential Job Functions
Responsible for providing all administrative support for the Corporate/Transactional Practice Groups.
Essential Job Functions
- Preparing legal documents and correspondence
- Entering attorney time into the billing platform
- Assistance and organization of closing of corporate transactions and preparation of related closing binders
- Coordinating meetings
- Interacting with clients
- Formation of Corporations/LLCs
- UCC Searches/Filings
- Running conflicts
- Opening and maintaining client files
- Processing client bills and expense reimbursements
- Travel logistics
- Good organizational and calendaring skills.
- Familiarity with researching corporate status with state governmental offices.
- 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 to quickly 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
- 5 years of prior legal experience required.
- Experience with transactional and corporate matters is preferred.
- Ability to work extended hours when necessary.
- Normal office environment; no unusual physical demands.