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Legal Administrative Assistant - Litigation

Offit Kurman

Legal Administrative Assistant - Litigation

Washington, DC
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Offit Kurman, a quickly growing full-service law firm, is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to join its Washington, D.C. office. Candidates must possess 3+ years prior experience supporting a family law practice or have a similar general litigation background.

    Primary Responsibilities include:

    • Manage calendars, organize and schedule external and internal meetings, teleconferences, networking events, etc., maintain diary for court dates and follow-up.
    • Handle extensive client contact, both via phone, email, and in-person.
    • Organize and maintain filing and retrieval systems.
    • Open, maintain, and close client files.
    • File and e-file documents with various courts in D.C. and MD.
    • Prepare and draft a variety of legal documents.
    • Complete and track expense reports, credit card reconciliations, and reimbursements.
    • Organize attorney travel arrangements.
    • General office management: ordering and stocking supplies, as needed

    Skills and Qualifications:

    • Minimum 3 years supporting family law practice preferred, but not required.
    • 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.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in grammar and spelling.
    • Excellent client service skills with proven record of building effective relationships with both internal and external clients.
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Internet research skills, document management systems, attorney time entry software.

    Offit Kurman is one of the fastest-growing, full-service law firms in the United States. Offit Kurman offers a collegial, comfortable, and professional work environment, as well as competitive salary and benefits, to include Paid Time Off and 401(k) matching. We are a proud EEO employer and we are committed to a diverse workforce.

    Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level and competencies.

    **This role is NOT open to agency submissions at this time.

  • Industry
    Legal Services