Legal Practice Assistant

3 days ago

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Ogletree Deakins Full time
Job Title: Legal Practice Assistant

Ogletree Deakins is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Practice Assistant to join our team. As a key member of our support staff, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our legal department.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide administrative support to attorneys and paralegals, including preparing documents, processing mail, and maintaining calendars.
  • Assist with timekeeping, expense reimbursement, and billing matters.
  • Perform general administrative tasks, such as preparing new matter documents, receiving and screening phone calls, and coordinating travel arrangements.
  • Provide back-up support to the Office Administrator as needed.
Requirements:
  • 10+ years of experience as a practice assistant or legal secretary.
  • Knowledge of legal terminology, legal documents, and legal processes.
  • Accurate typing of at least 70 words per minute.
  • Strong computer proficiency in the use of MS Office, document management, time entry, e-filing, and database software.
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Understanding of correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Strong proofreading skills.
  • Superior organizational skills, including filing, calendaring, and proofreading.
  • Time management skills and ability to work independently as well as with a team.
  • Regular predictable attendance.
  • Must possess leadership qualities.
Benefits:

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our staff, including paid time off, paid sick leave, a 401(k) matching program, profit sharing, paid holidays, paid parental leave, affordable health and life insurance, including dental and vision coverage, health savings account/flexible spending accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Teladoc (24/7 access to a doctor by phone or online video), tuition reimbursement, and an employee assistance program.

Firm Overview:

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in our Client Pledge, is one of our top priorities and a cornerstone of our core values. Best Law Firms has named Ogletree Deakins a Law Firm of the Year for 13 consecutive years. In the 2024 edition, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its Law Firm of the Year in the Employment Law - Management category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 950 attorneys located in 56 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments, and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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