Legal Practice Assistant

# Legal Practice Assistant Raleigh, NC 27612## Overview Education Level High School## Description Summary      Responsible for providing legal administrative support for the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Essential Job Functions      
• Preparing legal documents and correspondence  
• Coordinating meetings  
• Interacting with clients  
• Time entry  
• Running conflicts  
• Opening and maintaining client files, including filing  
• Processing client bills and expense reimbursements  
• Travel logistics  
• Calendaring Necessary Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Comfortable managing a large number of cases.  
• Experienced in billing.  
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to work successfully with multiple team members, interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.  
• Competent to handle a variety of activities with attention to detail, quality, and accuracy, with the ability to follow through and follow up, and adapt to quickly meet changing deadlines and priorities.  
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Adobe;
PowerPoint and Simply Agree a plus.  
• Ability to complete multiple tasks and a high volume of work on short deadlines and follow through on assigned tasks with limited supervision.  
• Retain a high level of flexibility and resourceful problem solving.  
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.  
• Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.  
• Ability to respond quickly to changing demands and be self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team Educational and Experience Requirements  
• High School diploma required.  
• Prior litigation experience required.  
• 5+ years of experience preferred.

Work Environment and Physical Demands        
• In office position   
• Ability to work extended hours when necessary.  
• Normal office environment; no unusual physical demands.
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