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Legal Administrative Assistant

Offit Kurman

Legal Administrative Assistant

Frederick, MD
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Offit Kurman, a Mid-Atlantic firm, is looking to hire a Legal Administrative Assistant to join our Frederick office. The LAA would be supporting attorneys in the Trusts and Estates group, involving both estate planning and estate administration, as well as a Business Law & Transactions attorney.

    Candidates must possess two or more years of successful administrative support working as a Legal Administrative Assistant or Legal Secretary.

    JOB DUTIES:

    • Organize and maintain filing and retrieval systems.
    • Manage calendars, organize and schedule external and internal meetings, teleconferences, networking events, etc.
    • Extensive client contact.
    • Open, maintain and close client files.
    • E-filing in various courts and jurisdiction.
    • Track Expense reports.
    • Prepare and draft a variety of legal documents.
    • Format documents, input data, edit, copy, scan and transmit text, data and graphics, transcribe tapes.
    • Enter time for timekeepers.
    • Handle multiple projects at once.

    JOB REQUIREMENTS:

    • Minimum of 2 years of related legal administrative support experience.
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2013 (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Internet research skills, document management systems, attorney time entry software.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in grammar and spelling.
    • Proactive work style and analytical skills: able to read, research, review, verify and route correspondence, reports and legal documents.
    • Strong production skills with ability to produce accurate work product when transcribing tapes, formatting documents, inputting data, editing, copying, scanning and transmitting text, data and graphics.
    • Excellent client service skills with proven record of building effective relationships with both internal and external clients.

    Offit Kurman is one of the fastest-growing, full-service law firms in the Mid-Atlantic region. Offit Kurman offers a collegial and professional work environment, as well as competitive salary and benefits, to include Paid Time Off and 401(k) matching.

  • Industry
    Legal Services