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Legal Practice Assistant
Company | Troutman Pepper |
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Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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Salary | $80000 – $100000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Strong litigation knowledge, skills, and abilities, including significant Federal and State litigation experience and knowledge of local rules of courts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of firm personnel, clients, and vendors.
- The ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline driven environment while working across teams.
- Maintain confidentiality when handling matters for clients and other personal attorney information.
- Demonstrate a “can do” attitude and a willingness to continue learning and developing skills of an independent thinker.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products.
- A Bachelor’s degree and/or any combination of experience, education or training that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
- A minimum of five (5) years of administrative experience working in an administrative support role in a legal or professional services environment.
- Experience working in Litigation is required.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of department objectives, key activities, and requirements to anticipate and proactively address the needs of the team.
- Perform with minimal supervision administrative tasks for lawyers and other timekeepers requiring specialized knowledge of a practice area and an understanding of procedures.
- Prepare and file legal documents in State and Federal courts (including electronic filings).
- Prepare other legal documents, correspondence, and binders.
- Provide other administrative duties such as managing contacts, calendars, travel, expense reports, check requisitions and opening and closing files.
- Support new client and business development efforts, including opening new matters and submitting conflict of interest checks.
- Code and enter timekeeper’s time and costs in the firm’s time and billing systems.
- Handle all tasks related to client billing to include prebills, edits/corrections, distribution and review of invoices and maintain a working knowledge of billing requirements from clients.
- Partner with the Billing team to ensure client bills are processed accurately and on time.
- Handle complex tasks such as reviewing information, submissions, reports and coordinating the distribution of these and other materials.
- Collaborate and liaise with resources inside and outside the firm as appropriate to coordinate all aspects of workflow support for attorneys and complete projects or tasks.
- Provide overflow assistance to administrative legal support team.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.