Aspen Careers, LLC · 3 weeks ago
Business Litigation Legal Assistant - Hybrid
Cleveland, OH
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expAspen Careers, LLC is partnering with a well respected Cleveland law firm to find a skilled Legal Assistant for its Business Litigation Practice Group. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside a collaborative team of professionals dedicated to helping clients through important litigation processes.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Natalie Williams
Responsibilities
Provides skilled, proactive administrative support to attorneys and other team members in our Cleveland office
Edits and proofreads complex legal and administrative documents, proactively identifying and communicating discrepancies or inconsistencies to ensure accuracy and consistency
Independently manages a variety of administrative tasks, registering, calendaring, and reporting Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits; and coordinating reimbursement requests with timely follow-up
Exhibits outstanding client service orientation in greeting guests, scheduling meetings, and conducting telephone conferences
Interacts with court personnel, attorneys and staff in a professional manner to obtain and provide data, answer questions, and resolve problems
Anticipates what administrative tasks are needed and proactively performs them
Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work
Demonstrates flexibility and ability to manage multiple priorities
Proactively monitors deadlines and ensures that attorneys and other team members are aware of pendency of deadlines
Files documents with courts electronically
Actively supports the billing process, including entering time into electronic billing management software. Initial review and comment on BIMs, editing BIMs, obtaining, preparing and updating reports, preparing cover letters and emails, and following-up on client and attorney inquiries
Qualification
Required
2+ years of legal experience assisting attorneys
Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as excellent proofreading skills
Ability to multi-task, and timely respond to deadlines as well as balance workload
Strong typing and organization skills and be detail-oriented
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Tracker and iManage or equivalent
Preferred
Proficiency with Kofax/Nuance, InTapp, LMS+, iManage, or equivalent programs preferred
Benefits
Competitive salary and benefits package
401K
HSA/FSA
Generous Parental Leave
Company
Aspen Careers, LLC
Aspen Careers LLC is a female-owned legal recruiting agency headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with over 20 years of success working with local and national law firms.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase