Retired Partners Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Vorys is a special place! Vorys offers competitive pay, professional development, a robust benefits package day one, and a culture of client service that permeates not only how we serve clients, but how we treat one another. Join us and experience the Vorys Difference!

Position Summary :

The Retired Partners Legal Assistant will perform a variety of administrative duties for retired partners according to established policies and procedures. The Retired Partners Legal Assistant is assigned to assist the retired partners who retain an office at the firm. This position will be responsible for assisting the retired partners with document preparation, ensuring their firm mail is delivered to them on a consistent basis, and with other needs they may have. This position is also utilized as the backup receptionist to cover when the receptionist is away from their desk for an extended period or out of the office. Other duties will include the responsibility of receiving and distributing all the mail which is not directed to a specific attorney in the firm (called “research” mail); learning the receptionist duties; answering the firm phone; assisting Document Services Centr with tasks when time permits, and completing other tasks as assigned in a timely and accurate manner.

Essential Functions :

• Prepare work as requested by retired partners, delegate work to appropriate departments as needed due to workload, and assist with answering firm phones.
• Review, sort, and research Firm mail (mail not addressed to a specific attorney or addressed to an attorney no longer with the firm) and forward to the appropriate person / place.
• Learning the duties of the front desk to cover for the receptionist during extended breaks, lunches, as well as time out of the office.
• Assist Document Services Center with overflow work when time is available.
• Sort retiree mail received daily and forward any incoming mail for retirees not in the office on a weekly basis.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Desired :

Education and Experience :

Equal Opportunity Employer :

Vorys does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), race, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, military / veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Vorys only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States.

Vorys is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals in our employment application process unless doing so would constitute an undue hardship. If you need assistance or an accommodation in our employment application process due to a disability; due to a limitation related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; or due to a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance, please contact Julie McDonald. Our policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of the hiring process.