Legal Administrative Assistant

Dentons • St. Louis, MO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Dentons US LLP is currently recruiting for a Legal Administrative Assistant for our St. Louis office. This position will provide administrative support to Litigation lawyers in a highly collaborative working environment. This is a hybrid position requiring three days in the office and two days remote each week.

Requirements

• 2+ years Litigation administration experience in a mid- to large-sized law firm preferable
• Proficient in legal secretarial and administrative tasks including, but not limited to, document preparation, filing, time entry, expenses, telephone contact, travel arrangements, and calendar maintenance
• Must be familiar with local court rules; preferably familiar with Missouri and Illinois state court rules and federal court rules
• Possess exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize, work independently, and multi-task a must. Ability to work in a fast paced, high-volume environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and excellent client service
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) required.
• Must have a solid ability to learn and adapt to new software programs
• Excellent written and oral communication and strong organizational skills
• Must be detail oriented, able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and have the ability to prioritize incoming/outgoing tasks
• Ability to work effectively independently and within a team environment
• Must be able to work overtime as needed

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Intapp, iManage, ChromeRiver/Emburse, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for document preparation, editing, file maintenance, client billing and overall administrative support for multiple timekeepers
• Work with timekeepers, input time entry, pleadings, process invoices for payments, manage professional affiliations and CLE requirements, process mail and perform other requested administrative duties as required
• Serve as a professional point of contact for clients in person and by phone
• Arrange travel and process expense reimbursements
• Handles 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