Legal Secretary-Bankruptcy & Restructuring

New York, NY

The New York office of a premier, global, law firm has an immediate opening for an experienced legal secretary in their Bankruptcy Department supporting Partners and Associates in a fast-paced environment. This position requires motivation, discretion, flexibility, and organization. Qualified candidates will have strong MS Office skills and be highly skilled at document editing, providing administrative support, making travel arrangements, preparing correspondence and other clerical tasks. In order to be successful in this role, candidates must have the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality regarding discussions, records, files, documents and information. The secretary must also be able to independently prioritize and manage multiple tasks while satisfactorily meeting deadlines and desired outcomes. The ideal candidate will have extraordinary attention to detail, excellent oral and written communication skills and keen proofreading abilities. Professional presentation and demeanor is required at all times. The ideal candidate will have 3-7 years of mid to large firm experience with at least some of that exposure being within a Bankruptcy Practice.  A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.