Legal Administrative Assistant - Litigation

Dentons • Denver, CO

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Dentons US LLP is currently recruiting for a Legal Administrative Assistant for our Denver office. This position will provide administrative support to primarily Government Contracts and Litigation lawyers in a highly collaborative working environment.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of Litigation and/or Transactional experience in a mid to large sized law firm
• Proficient in legal secretarial and administrative tasks including, but not limited to, document preparation, proofreading, filing, time entry, expenses, telephone contact, travel arrangements, and calendar maintenance
• Familiar with local court rules
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize, work independently, and multi-task a must
• Ability to work in a high-volume environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent client service
• Proficient in MS Word, Outlook (including utilization of styles and pleading to format documents), Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong typing skills
• Ability to learn and quickly become proficient in new computer software programs
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Solid organizational skills
• Detail-oriented
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to prioritize incoming/outgoing tasks
• Work effectively independently, and within a team
• Availability for overtime is required

Responsibilities

• Responsible for complex legal document preparation, editing, and document management
• Proofread client materials, working with the document author to provide suggested edits
• Perform file maintenance working with the file management system
• Work with Billing Coordinator to ensure accuracy and compliance with often complex client billing requirements
• Cooperate with the Client Services Manager to assist with outstanding invoices and account receivables
• Collaborate with timekeepers, proofread, input and/or verify billable time entry
• Complete electronic court filings
• Review and process incoming/outgoing mail
• Maintain client contact, in-person and over the phone
• Book and organize travel arrangements and reimbursements
• Handle administrative confidential/sensitive firm and/or client information
• These duties may be ongoing or ad-hoc in nature
• Other duties as may be assigned to fully meet the requirements for this position

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401k
• profit sharing
• short-term/long-term disability
• life insurance
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• discretionary bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed