Legal Practice Assistant

Maynard Nexsen • San Francisco, CA

34d • $20 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

Summary: Responsible for providing legal secretarial and administrative support for the San Francisco office.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to work successfully with multiple team members, interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Competent to handle a variety of activities with attention to detail and quality, with the ability to follow through and follow up, and adapt to quickly meet changing deadlines and priorities.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Retain a high level of flexibility and resourceful problem solving.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.
• High School diploma required
• Prior litigation experience required

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree preferred
• Paralegal Certificate preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents such as summonses, complaints, motions, responses, and subpoenas under the supervision of an attorney or other timekeepers
• Provide trial support
• Formatting briefs, pleadings and other legal documents
• Keeping track of attorney time records and billing
• Filing legal documents (e-filling skills are required)
• Transcribing dictation
• Corresponding with clients
• Maintaining calendars
• Open new files and client matters
• Request conflict of interest checks
• Maintain all client and general files
• Maintain client contact when appropriate
• Work closely with other administrative support staff (conflicts, records, office services, etc.)
• Receive clients and visitors; maintains good public relations with clients; observes confidentiality of attorney-client relationship
• Proof read documents

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees