Legal Support Specialist

JOB SUMMARY
This position provides support to attorneys throughout the office in collaboration and coordination with other staff members. The selected candidate will be proficient in Windows 10 and Microsoft Office products, including Office 2013, and be willing and able to learn new software platforms unique to Kutak Rock and adapt to changing technology on a continuing basis. The ideal candidate will be a team-oriented professional, have the ability to work well under the pressures of deadlines, prioritize and multitask, and have the ability to move from one project to another. Candidates will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills with an aptitude to interface with clients, lawyers, and staff.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Discretion and maintenance of firm and client matters in strictest confidence
• Coordinates workflow for attorneys, delegating specific task to other teams, including follow up and quality control
• Types, transcribes, revises, and proofreads legal documents accurately, prioritizes assignments, and meets specific deadlines on projects
• Assist with compiling transcripts, reviewing, summarizing, and coding pertinent documents
• Prepares and processes new matter forms, requests conflict checks, and opens new files
• Answer telephones and cover for others when needed
• Coordinates client billing matters, prepares billing letters and other requested client financial update
• Assists lawyers with time and expense records for submission to Accounting Department
• General office duties such as preparing copies, scanning, printing e-mails, and documents
• Handle heavy filing, organize and maintain extensive sets of files, both paper and electronic
• Read and route incoming and internal mail; assemble large mailings
• Serves as cross functional point of contact for special projects to support workflow in the firm
• Must be flexible with hours when work demands
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two year college or technical school; and law firm experience preferred and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three years' of legal administrative support preferred
• Advanced knowledge of Windows 10, including Microsoft Office 2013
• Experience with Power Point and Excel
• High level of attention to detail

This position has competitive compensation and excellent benefits.
Benefits offered include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Dependent Life, Disability, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance. Flexible Spending Plan. Health Savings Account. Profit-Sharing and 401(k) Retirement benefits. Paid Holidays and Paid-Time Off Plan. Employee Assistance Program. Tuition Reimbursement. Back-Up Care. Domestic Partner Benefits. Commuting Benefits. Some of the foregoing benefits include Employer/Employee cost sharing.

Kutak Rock requires all prospective employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to a reasonable accommodation for a bona fide medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief if accommodation does not cause Kutak Rock an undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace and/or to the candidate who requested the accommodation.

No recruiter calls at this time.

Kutak Rock LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to sustaining a culturally and ethnically diverse working environment and to principles that promote inclusive practices. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, domestic partner status, pregnancy, caregiver status, gender stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, AIDS/HIV status, handicap or disability, or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, or any other legally protected category. The firm will provide reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants requiring accommodation in the job application process should contact the Human Resources Department at 402-346-6000 or by emailing HRDepartment@KutakRock.com.

Job Type: Full-time