Legal Administrative Coordinator - Labor & Employment

Morgan Lewis•Los Angeles, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking a Legal Administrative Coordinator (LAC) to support the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Reporting to the Administrative Support Manager, this position is responsible for providing a broad range of administrative, secretarial, and document processing support to the assigned Practice Groups under general guidance in an environment where superior client service is emphasized and consistently delivered. Maintaining an in-office presence is important to delivering our services and supports our integrated and collaborative work culture. Firm policy requires individuals in this role to work in the office three days per week, as scheduled by their manager, unless client demands or another accommodation approved by their practice group requires them to work elsewhere. This position will reside in our Los Angeles, CA office with a hybrid in-office/remote working schedule. Flexibility to work overtime is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least two (2) years of administrative support experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Previous law firm experience required.
Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Portable Document Format (PDF) software.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
Excellent written/verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work autonomously while also functioning effectively in a team environment.
Exhibits strategic thinking and initiative in handling assignments and projects.
Works productively and effectively with all personnel as part of a client service team.
Demonstrates excellent client communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with supporting a Litigation practice, including State and Federal Court rules and filing procedures preferred.

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, 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.
Assists with time entry.
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.