Spherion Staffing has an opening for an experienced Legal Administrative Assistant to work with a firm to review leases, assignments, easements, and mortgages and draft summaries of the same; assemble opinions from Excel and Word documents; convert long legal descriptions in a PDF document to Word, etc.; demonstrating a high level of accuracy, thoroughness, and consistency in all aspects of work. This is a hybrid role.
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Responsibilities:
-Transcribes types and proofreads correspondence, memos and documentation for mechanical errors
-Answer telephones when supervisor is out of the office or in conference
-Review all billing memoranda for error, time adjustments and revisions within prescribed deadlines
-Maintain postdate system, with supervisors' direction, to meet deadlines and follow up on important filing, court dates, correspondence and other matters needing attention
-Set up and maintains client files so that they are in an orderly state for immediate access by supervisor
-Make travel arrangements for supervisors including reservations and arranging payment of travel expenses with minimum attention of supervisors
-Set up meetings both inside and outside of office in order to meet established deadlines and accommodate the availability of all parties involved
-Make provisions for afterhours outgoing mail, outside messenger service and rush word processing service, when necessary
-Assume other responsibilities as assigned or apparent
Working hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Skills:
Prefer a degree or certificate with a Legal Administrative focus
Education:
Associate
Experience:
1-4 years
Qualifications:
-Minimum of 1 year of experience in a legal admin role is required
-Flexible to adapt to changing workloads, reprioritize assigned tasks as need to meet deadlines
-Ability to multitask
-Exhibit excellent communication and customer service
To be considered, please apply online at www.spherion.com/apply
If you have any questions please contact Jovita Smith at jovitasmith@spherion.com
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Spherion offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).