Probate Litigation Legal Assistant (248030)

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is partnering with a global law firm that provides legal representation in many practice areas, including Litigation, Business, and real estate, among others in its search for a Probate Litigation Legal Assistant in Los Angeles, CA. For immediate consideration, apply today.

Description

The Practice Assistant provides high quality administrative support to a group of lawyers and professionals in a team environment to effectively and efficiently meet Firm/client needs.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Create, format, edit, proofread, and manage Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Draft routine correspondence, forms, etc. under the supervision of an appropriate lawyer/professional.
• Provide support with administrative or client-related tasks in trusts, estates, and probate litigation.
• Answer telephone and routine questions from clients and staff members and/or route calls to appropriate lawyer or staff member.
• Assist with managing lawyer’s calendar by scheduling appointments, depositions, meetings (external and internal), hearings, closings, etc.
• Schedule domestic and foreign travel through firm travel system, including flights, hotels and/or car rentals.
• Track, organize, and process reimbursements, invoices, and check requests.
• Run conflict checks, open new client matters, and draft engagement letters and other required documents; provide guidance to lawyers so completed forms are submitted properly.
• Opens, prioritizes and distributes mail. Coordinates mailings, deliveries, copying and courthouse filings where appropriate.
• Enter and manage work requests from lawyers in the workflow tool and complete according to provided deadline(s).
• Perform routine filing, photocopying, scanning, compiling, and distributing of documents; identify and coordinate available services provided by administrative departments such as office services, the IT Help Desk, word processing, accounting, billing, and records.
• Operates independently to ensure assignments, which may be complex in nature or require high-level production, are completed in an accurate and timely manner. Produces a high volume of work assignments in an accurate and timely manner.
• Perform clerical duties for non-legal departments, as needed.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• 3+ years trusts and estates experience supporting lawyers and paralegals with administrative or client-related tasks.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Worksite/Filesite document management system.
• Has attained proficiency in all of the core legal administrative assistant functions and has advanced technical and communications skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Superb attention to detail, grammar, and punctuation, and the ability to articulate thoughts and effectively present new ideas and findings.
  
  
  

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
  
  
  

Benefits:

• Medical/dental/vision/pto/sick
  
  
  

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that Eastridge is unable to provide visa sponsorship to applicants.

Certain clients require Eastridge to perform background checks and Eastridge will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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