Legal Assistant Manager
About The Position
The Legal Assistant Manager oversees and directly manages the Legal Assistant team while also maintaining the responsibilities of a Legal Assistant. The manager hires, onboards, trains, mentors, and evaluates Legal Assistants; monitors team productivity; provides work guidance; and ensures assigned requirements and deadlines are met. Workload may be adjusted as needed to support both the management and Legal Assistant roles. The position may work a hybrid schedule after successful onboarding and completion of the appropriate training period, approximately 90 days. The hiring range is $90,000 to $105,000 annually. The position will be posted until December 31, 2026.
Requirements
- Experience managing or supervising a Legal Assistant team.
- Proficiency with legal billing systems such as LSS, Microsoft Office, and document storage software such as iManage.
- Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat.
- Ability to manage a high-volume workload with critical deadlines.
- High degree of personal integrity, confidentiality, discretion, and judgment.
- Effective communication skills with members, managers, team members, and others.
- Ability to solve complex problems.
- Availability for flexible hours within a hybrid work schedule.
Nice To Haves
- At least 5 years of Legal Assistant experience in a mid-sized law firm (preferred).
Responsibilities
- Oversee, delegate tasks to, and monitor productivity of Legal Assistant teams consisting of at least two full-time employees.
- Interview, select, and onboard new Legal Assistants.
- Lead by example to foster a productive work environment.
- Coach Legal Assistants to ensure work requirements are met accurately and on time.
- Direct Legal Assistant work as needed to ensure deadlines are met.
- Resolve team conflicts and issues, escalating them to the Operations Director when necessary.
- Support Legal Assistants in creating and documenting annual goals.
- Evaluate performance and write and deliver performance reviews.
- Meet regularly with the Operations Director to discuss current events, issues, and coverage.
- Coordinate assistance for Legal Assistants when needed and predetermined coverage is unavailable.
- Assist with urgent requests during and outside normal business hours.
- Train and mentor new Legal Assistants, checking in regularly to confirm they understand training, processes, and procedures.
- Provide job-specific training and answer Legal Assistants’ questions.
- Communicate effectively with Legal Assistants, attorneys, and firm management.
- Maintain Legal Assistant position responsibilities, with workload adjusted as needed to support both roles.
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
