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Briggs and Morgan, P.A. (now Taft Law) · 5 hours ago

Legal Assistant - Finance (Detroit)

Detroit, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Taft Law is a full-service law firm committed to helping clients succeed. They are currently seeking a Legal Assistant to provide administrative support to the Finance team, ensuring exceptional service and managing various tasks related to legal documentation and communication.

Consulting

Responsibilities

Provides skilled, proactive administrative support to assigned attorneys, in the Finance Practice Group

Edits and proofreads complex documents, including proactive review for, and ability to relay, relevant discrepancies/inconsistencies

Reviews, inventories and saves signature pages

Compiles documents for closing using transaction checklist

Works with attorneys/paralegals to obtain documents for completion of closing books, and assembles closing books for attorney review

Clearly and professionally communicates with attorneys and other members of the legal team on projects, needs, transaction status, etc

Works with members of the legal team and accounting to gather costs and time in preparation for closing

Independently performs administrative duties such as proof reading, editing and releasing attorney time entries; registering, calendaring and reporting Continuing Legal Education credits; requesting and following up on reimbursements and other related tasks

Prepares and reviews letters and memoranda according to Firm standards

Exhibits outstanding client service orientation in all verbal and written communication

Displays strong attention to detail and numeric aptitude

Anticipates necessary tasks/projects 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 and communicates deadlines to the legal team as appropriate

Creates, maintains, and retires files in accordance with Taft’s Information Governance Policy

Assists in managing client contacts, emails, print documents and incoming and outgoing mail

May enter time into billing management software

Qualification

Legal Assistant experienceMicrosoft Office proficiencyEnglish language proficiencyClient service orientationAttention to detail

Required

2+ years Legal Assistant experience strongly preferred

Must demonstrate proficient command of the English language and standard grammar rules

Demonstrates strong working knowledge of, and experience in, using Microsoft Office programs; must have a desire to maintain excellent technical skills and to learn new software by taking advantage of internal training programs