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Legal Administrative Specialist – Investment Management

Legal Administrative Specialist – Investment Management

CompanyMorgan Lewis
LocationMiami, FL, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and at least seven (7) years of administrative support experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Previous law firm experience required.
  • Experience with supporting a Litigation practice, including State and Federal Court rules and filing procedures.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Portable Document Format (PDF) software.
  • Ability to work autonomously while also functioning effectively in a team environment.
  • Demonstrates excellent client communication skills.
  • Flexibility to work overtime required.

Responsibilities

  • Regularly utilizes Task Delegation and Workflow Management software (BigHand) to receive, enter and update assignments; timely communicates with supervisor(s) through BigHand and/or directly the status of task completion and new developments that may impact the assignment and proactively seeks additional information or guidance when needed.
  • Assists with word processing; edits and proofreads correspondence, memorandums, reports, and other general communications.
  • Answers phones and takes messages, assists with time entry, schedules appointments and coordinates meetings; arranges audio and video conferences; reserves conference rooms and arranges set-ups.
  • Maintains attorney calendar and advises attorney of appointments, updates attorney address book and InterAction entries.
  • Performs redlining, prepare individual signature packets of closing documents, compile Exhibits and Schedules to documents, compile executed signatures of final documents.
  • Processes new business intake, related forms, and correspondence.
  • Processes expense reports and invoices; arranges check requests; monitors through completion.
  • Arranges travel and prepares itineraries; maintains attorney travel and desk profiles.
  • Coordinates or assists with printing, scanning, copying of documents and/or sending of same.
  • Provides legal research, case support and project assistance.
  • Other administrative duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.