LEGAL ASSISTANT

McCarter & English, LLP is seeking a Legal Assistant for its Miami, FL office. The salary range for this position is $70,000-$75,000 annually, depending on experience. If you have relevant experience, we would like you to consider joining our team. Candidates who receive an offer of employment will be processed through a background check which will be an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s or employee’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Please send your resume and cover letter to Christine Lydon, Chief Human Resources Officer, at recruiting@mccarter.com.

General Job Tasks and Responsibilities

Under general supervision, performs responsible and confidential secretarial work and routine administrative duties for attorneys and performs related duties as required.

• Must be a team player, organized and able to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment
• Attend client meetings with attorneys (both on and off site) to witness client documents
• Transcribes legal briefs, correspondence, letters, and confidential memorandum
• Types a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts
• Court E-Filings
• Answers telephone calls, transfers calls to the appropriate staff and take messages in their absences
• Prepares, maintains and confirms daily work calendars and schedule meetings and appointments
• Assists with travel arrangements, internal correspondence, reimbursements for attorneys, paralegals
• Reads, sorts and ensures incoming mail is timely delivered; ensures outgoing mail is processed
• Processes bills; proofs billing sheets; reviews and edits bills
• Maintain attorneys’ legal confidential and administrative files

Related Duties

• Assist other Attorneys and Legal Assistants within the Group and Office
• Proactively manage contacts in Outlook and Interaction

Minimum Qualifications

Training and Experience

• Three to five years of legal assistance experience. Must type a minimum of 70 words per minutes.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skill

• Comprehensive knowledge of modern legal office practices and procedures
• Considerable knowledge of legal documents preparation, legal terminology and court procedures
• Comprehensive knowledge of MS Word, MS Outlook, Excel, redline comparisons, BigHand (digital dictation)
• Considerable knowledge of effective proofreading
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Benefits (if FTE Requirements met):

Firm-Paid: Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance and short-term (ST) and long-term (LT) disability benefits.

Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical/prescription drug coverage (the Firm pays a share of the cost), including a high deductible health plan with an annual Firm health savings account (HSA) contribution.

Employee-Paid Voluntary Benefits: Dental and vision coverage, supplemental health plans (accident, cancer and critical illness), flexible spending accounts, optional life and AD&D insurance (supplemental employee, spouse and child) and supplemental STD coverage.

Retirement: 401(k) plan offering three types of contributions: pre-tax, Roth and after-tax contributions.

Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, and leaves of absence to support work-life balance (e.g. parental leave)

Additional Benefits:

Free and confidential employee assistance program (EAP) and behavioral health services program

Firm-paid back-up child/elder care, academic support and pet care program

Tax-advantaged college savings 529 Plan

Employee discounts through Working Advantage

Other Compensation:

Eligibility for discretionary bonus.

McCarter & English, LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.