Legal Administrative Specialist - Litigation
Morgan Lewis•Los Angeles, CA
•Hybrid
About The Position
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a leading global law firm, is seeking a Legal Administrative Specialist (LAS) to support its Litigation Practice Group. This role involves providing extensive administrative, secretarial, and document processing support, with an emphasis on superior client service. The firm fosters an integrated and collaborative work culture, requiring an in-office presence for three days per week, as scheduled by the manager, unless client demands or an approved accommodation dictate otherwise.
Requirements
- At least seven (7) years of administrative support experience
- Previous law firm experience
- Experience with supporting a Litigation practice, including State and Federal Court rules and filing procedures
- Overall performance rating is Consistently Meets Expectations or above
- Demonstrates excellence in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point and Portable document Format (PDF) software
- Flexibility to work overtime required
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree a plus
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, prepares individual signature packets of closing documents, compiles Exhibits and Schedules to documents, compiles 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
