Practice Assistant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Data entry project work.
• Create, proofread and format correspondence, memoranda, agreements, transactional documents, and other legal forms under time sensitive deadlines.
• Create, proofread and format pleadings, discovery, and other labor and employment or litigation documents. Ability to file in federal and state courts and administrative agencies as needed per area of law.
• Run conflict checks, prepare engagement letters, and open new client and new client matters within our onboarding system.
• Maintain paper and electronic files through our document management system in connection with filing protocols and retention policies.
• Manage busy attorney schedules through Microsoft outlook calendaring and track/monitor deadlines.
• Coordinate travel arrangements through corporate travel companion, TripActions.
• Prepare and submit expense reports.
• Assist with billing, attorneys’ time and Proforma review through 3E.
• Work individually and in collaboration with other practice assistants in your support team to understand client concerns, ensure that clients are satisfied, and to build relationships of trust and reliability.
• Establish a good working relationship with Document Services, our shared services group, for overflow of larger legal document projects.

Required Education/Experience:

• Must have a minimum of 1-3 years of law firm administrative experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail, initiative, and follow-through.
• Must have a positive-can do, team oriented attitude.
• Ability to work efficiently and balance assignments/workflow from multiple busy attorneys meeting time-sensitive deadlines.
• Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and other computer and document management systems.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Harrisburg, PA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60,000 - $65,000