Freelance Legal Talent Assistant

Perkins Coie • Austin, TX

2d

About The Position

The Legal Talent Assistant will work closely with the Director of Professional Development and the Attorney Development Manager to provide logistical, reporting and administrative support of the Firm’s training and professional development initiatives. This role involves assisting with the organization of workshops, retreats, and other Firm programming, coordinating logistics such as scheduling, invitations, presenter liaison, and room reservations. The assistant will also support the Firm’s Mentoring Program, maintain content on the Attorney Development intranet page, manage the Firm training/event calendar, and handle the uploading and archiving of Firm training materials. Tracking information in spreadsheets, charts, and databases is also a key responsibility, along with assuming other responsibilities as needed to support the Professional Development team and performing other duties as assigned. Consistency in attendance during regularly scheduled working hours and as needed is expected.

Requirements

• Outstanding organizational and planning skills
• Written and oral communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Critical thinking
• Initiative and enthusiasm for innovation
• A customer-service ethic
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-office law firm
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 1 year working in an administrative support role or equivalent required.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of CLE rules
• Familiarity with CLE tracking databases (e.g. Required or Micron CE Manager) or other learning management systems preferred.
• Experience working in a law firm or professional services environment a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist members of the Professional Development team with organizing workshops, retreats, and other Firm programming.
• Coordinate logistics, including responsibility for scheduling programs, creating/sending invitations, working with presenters, reserving conference rooms, handling audio visual arrangements, serving as the liaison to CLE coordinators firm-wide, etc.
• Support the Firm’s Mentoring Program
• Maintain content on the Attorney Development intranet page
• Maintain Firm training/event calendar
• Handle the uploading and archiving of Firm training materials
• Track information in spreadsheets, charts, and databases, as needed.
• Assume other responsibilities as needed to support the Professional Development team.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.
• Be present at work during regularly scheduled working hours and as needed in the position, consistent with the Firm’s attendance expectations.

Benefits

• health insurance
• tuition reimbursement
• paid sabbaticals
• annual discretionary bonus
• 401(k) plan
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• accrued paid time off plan starting at 20 days annually
• personal medical and parental leave
• up to 10 paid holidays
• family care benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level