Legal Support Team Specialist- 3454897

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title :   Legal Support Team Specialist

Location :   Atlanta, GA 30363

Salary / Payrate :  - $75-90K and AWESOME benefits!

Work Environment :   - 100% onsite for first 90 days then eligible for 1-day WFH.

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

HOURS :   Full-time; M-F 10 : 00-6 : 30 (1-hour lunch); overtime required

Term :   Permanent / Fulltime

Referral Fee : AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

JOB DESCRIPTION #LI-FL1

Am Law 200 law firm is seeking a Legal Support Team Specialist responsible for assisting and supporting attorneys and paralegals through the performance of complete administrative and clerical duties. This position requires prior experience as a legal assistant, preferably in litigation, in a law firm or similar setting. Must have strong organizational skills, requiring excellent clerical skills and knowledge of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Shall be proficient in the use of word processing and other automated equipment, Microsoft Office Suite and other software packages. The specific requirements for this position include but are not limited to those outlined below.

Overall Responsibilities

Primary duties will include, but are not limited to the following :

• Provide legal, word processing, and administrative support to attorneys and paralegals
• Provide physical floater coverage to legal assistants as assigned
• Schedule and organize activities such as meetings, travel, and conferences for attorneys
• Maintain and update all filing, including organizing and maintaining attorneys’ case files
• Prepare monthly client billing for transmittal to clients according to Firm guidelines (including review for edits / corrections)
• Prepare reimbursement and marketing expense reports; track reimbursements for receipt of payment
• Maintain personal correspondence, reading files, billing letters, expense reports, time entry files
• Enter timesheets into CMS database for attorneys
• Open new client / matter files per Firm procedures
• Ability to work with attorney calendars and contacts when requested
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned with regard to this position
• Competency with the following software :
• Word 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Styles, Table of Authorities and Table of Contents
• Kofax PDF (converting / formatting documents from PDF to Word and bookmarking, redacting, bookmarking, highlighting, etc. within PDF)
• NetDocs or an understanding of a document management system
• Litera or an understanding of redlining documents and tracking changes

Required skills