Professional Assistant

M-F 930am-6pm

Responsible for performing a variety of secretarial duties.  Supporting two Partners and two Associates.  Minimum three years legal secretarial experience required (corporate).  This position is heavy on calendar management. Excellent organizational skills are important. Must have excellent proofreading and editing abilities. Must be proficient working with Microsoft Word, creating and revising various types of legal documents; knowledge and experience working in PowerPoint and Excel preferred.  Must have good English grammar skills, telephone etiquette, tact, ability to maintain a positive demeanor, exemplary conduct, and ability to work well under pressure, and observe Firm policies.  Candidate must have the ability to work well with external clients, as well as internal professional and support staff; must understand and maintain confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship and firm confidences; must have ability to multi-task and perform well under strict deadlines; must be well organized and detail-oriented, as well as extremely flexible, especially when handling projects with rush deadlines. Large law firm experience is preferred. High School diploma required, some college preferred. Spanish fluency is a huge plus but not must.  A score of 60 wpm with a 2% or less error rate on the Firm’s legal typing test and 76% or higher on the Firm’s legal spelling test is required.)