What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant - Private Client (Minneapolis) position at MMM LEGAL GROUP?
Taft is seeking a Legal Assistant to support lawyers on our Private Client team in Taft’s Minneapolis office.
We are seeking a Legal Assistant to support our Private Client team in the Minneapolis office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.
Duties & Responsibilities
Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401K, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus and more. The salary range for this position is $30.00/hr – $41.00/hr. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level.
Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.
We are seeking a Legal Assistant to support our Private Client team in the Minneapolis office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Proactively supports attorneys and paralegals in the trusts and estates practice group.
- Prepares and reviews documents, letters and memoranda according to Firm standards using word processing software and document management systems.
- Drafts and e-files various court pleadings and filings.
- Manages incoming mail to include sorting, circulating, drafting responses, and saving as appropriate.
- Assembles, mails, and saves estate-planning documents, including wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, and various types of trusts.
- Effectively prioritizes work and monitors deadlines and calendars.
- Processes requests for payment and reimbursements.
- Enters attorney billable hours into the firm billing program.
- Creates, maintains and retires files in accordance with Taft’s Information Governance Policy.
- Ability to adapt quickly to workplace stressors and to manage competing priorities.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, professionalism and responsiveness.
- Proficient command of the English language and standard grammar rules.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 2 years’ experience with related legal work preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and ability to learn and use specialized software and tools.
- Proficiency with Kofax/Nuance, InTapp, LMS , iManage, Bighand or those software programs’ counterparts strongly preferred.
Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401K, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus and more. The salary range for this position is $30.00/hr – $41.00/hr. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level.
Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.
Salary : $30 - $41