Corporate Paralegal - Legal Assistant
Legal
Legal
Tampa , Florida Direct Hire Jun 20, 2024
We are seeking a skilled Legal Assistant to join our esteemed legal team in Tampa, FL. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in corporate and tax law and be focused on achieving long-term stability and professional growth.
In this role, you will provide critical support to our attorneys, uphold high standards of client service, and contribute to the efficient running of our legal operations. If you are a motivated and detail-oriented professional looking to excel in a prestigious legal environment, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications & Requirements:
Pay & Benefits:
In this role, you will provide critical support to our attorneys, uphold high standards of client service, and contribute to the efficient running of our legal operations. If you are a motivated and detail-oriented professional looking to excel in a prestigious legal environment, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Schedule Management: Manage the day-to-day schedules of the attorneys. Proactivity and forward-thinking are crucial.
- Document Preparation: Assist attorneys with preparing legal documents by creating, editing, and proofreading to ensure accuracy.
- Calendar Maintenance: Maintain calendars, including appointments, meetings, travel, and trip plans.
- Data Management: Prepare and maintain spreadsheets and databases for legal files.
- Expense Processing: Handle reimbursements, expense reports, and check requests.
- Project Management: Effectively manage projects by meeting deadlines and conducting follow-ups as needed.
- Time Entry: Input, review, edit, and close timekeepers' time entries through the firm's web-based time entry program using firm standards.
- Billing: Handle monthly client billing, review billing prebills for accuracy and completeness, perform client, matter, and timekeeper inquiries, and narrative edits.
- Matter Management: Open new matters, generate client conflict checks, and set up and maintain timekeepers' work files, including daily and regular filing. Index and prepare files for off-site storage.
- Confidentiality: Maintain the highest level of confidentiality of all Firm and client information, records, and files, both within and outside the Firm.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years of current transactional experience in the corporate area.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with document management systems and time entry systems.
- Excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Strong organizational and analytical skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Flexible attitude and the ability to adapt to changing assignments and priorities.
- Client-oriented focus.
- Billing experience preferred (including electronic billing).
- Law firm experience preferred but not required.
- College degree preferred but not required.
Pay & Benefits:
- $65,000 - $90,000 (base pay negotiable on experience)
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Profit sharing
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance