Legal Administrative Assistant

Porter Wright has an opportunity for a Legal Administrative Assistant in the Columbus, Ohio office who has experience in Litigation and Labor & Employment. This position will be responsible for providing clerical and administrative support to the office. The ideal candidate will possess excellent people and organizational skills and be a consummate team player with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Creates and edits correspondence, memoranda, pleadings, etc. Transcribes dictation.

• Maintains calendars for assignments, schedules meetings and appointments; makes

travel arrangements as needed.

• Responsible for copying, faxing and scanning documents in appropriate format.

• Prepares documents for mailing/delivery (i.e., U.S. mail, overnight delivery, UPS,

courier).

• Participates in cultivation of client relationships by becoming familiar with the

case/matter which provides for better service to the client and aids assignments in

better preparing for client meetings.

• Familiar with filing procedures (i.e., electronic filing) and appropriate documentation

needed for various courts and entities.

• Enters time into Aderant for timekeepers.

• Processes paperwork to open new client files; creates files in Firm’s record

management system; maintains current files and organizes files before processing for

off-site storage.

• Creates transmittal letters for monthly billing.

• Prepares expense reports.

• Maintains current address/telephone listing of clients for each assignment, ensuring

they are properly entered into the Firm’s client relationship management system.

May be responsible for preparing mailing lists/labels for Firm-sponsored

seminars/events.

• Provides assistance to other legal administrative assistants as time permits.

• Performs such other duties as assigned, maintaining team effort to provide best

possible assistance to assignments and clients.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• High school level education or equivalent office work experience.

• Minimum of three years prior legal secretarial experience.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.

• Experience in Litigation and Labor & Employment preferred.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills; ability to communicate clearly and accurately; professional demeanor.