Legal Practice Assistant

Maynard Nexsen • Raleigh, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing legal administrative support for the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Requirements

• High School diploma required.
• Comfortable managing a large number of cases.
• Experienced in billing.
• 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, quality, and accuracy, 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 (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Adobe
• Ability to complete multiple tasks and a high volume of work on short deadlines and follow through on assigned tasks with limited supervision.
• 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.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing demands and be self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• 5+ years of experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Prior litigation experience preferred.
• Immigration experience preferred.
• PowerPoint and INSZoom or immigration practice management software a plus.

Responsibilities

• Preparing legal documents and correspondence
• Gather, copy, organize and compile supporting documents for applications, petitions and filings.
• Data collection and data management
• Coordinating meetings
• Interacting with clients
• Time entry
• Running conflicts
• Opening and maintaining client files, including filing
• Processing client bills and expense reimbursements
• Travel logistics
• Calendaring

What This Job Offers

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