Kent Daniels & Associates, Inc. · 12 hours ago
Legal Assistant
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$70K/yr - $98K/yr
3+ years expKent Daniels & Associates, Inc. is seeking a Legal Assistant to join their dynamic law firm. The role involves providing administrative and litigation assistance to attorneys, managing client intake, billing, and supporting trial and deal teams with various tasks.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Collaborate with off-site word processing services, duplication/office services, Travel, Billing, and other departments to delegate work and meet deadlines
Act as liaison between lawyers and IT User Support to address technical/software issues
Manage client intake, billing, and assist with court filings in state and federal courts, and work with Court Services for eFilings
Onboard new clients and open new matters in accordance with the Conflicts Department procedures
Work directly with case teams and associated vendors to support and meet needs (trial space selection, translation services, and court reporters)
Provide support to trial and deal teams in a firm-billable project assistant capacity, including as the onsite assistant for trial teams (possible travel)
Work directly with deal teams to support and meet relevant needs, including preparing an initial set of draft financing/M&A documents, signature packets via DocuSign, and closing binders
Support attorney case-related work (document edits, research projects (compiling data into spreadsheets, pulling requested cases), and client or government letter drafts
Perform filing, photocopying, scanning, faxing, compiling, mailing/delivery, and distribution of documents
Manage and maintain lawyers' calendars and communication to anticipate items that require follow-up
Maintain notary certification to provide notary services
Provide meeting and travel support, as well as translation services/coordinate translation services
Provide administrative support with marketing and business development, including assembling marketing materials (biographies, one-pagers, pitch materials) using PowerPoint for events/meetings, working with the BD team to request lawyer biography updates, and maintaining attorney contacts, records, and calendars
Conduct internet research and coordinate with the knowledge services team to pull articles to support lawyers' BD efforts
Update the BD team on lawyers' BD activities (such as speaking engagements, conference attendance, and meetings with clients)
Submit sponsorships and charitable contribution invoices
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience to provide administrative and litigation assistance to attorneys and office visitors (clients/attorneys) in support of practice needs
Must be proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Windows 7, and have the ability to type 50+ WPM
Knowledge of electronic court filing (eFiling/ECF/PACER), LexisNexis, and State and Federal Court rules is needed
Must be a self-starter with excellent customer service abilities and have excellent grammar, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines
Preferred
Familiarity with time entry and billing systems (Intapp and Elite) and eDocs is preferred
Company
Kent Daniels & Associates, Inc.
Established in 1986, Kent Daniels & Associates, Inc. is nationally recognized and LA's premier legal staffing service and workforce solutions provider.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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