Morgan Lewis

Legal Administrative Specialist - Litigation

Morgan Lewis$86K — $113K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of administrative support experience required
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Prior experience in a law firm mandatory
  • Familiarity with Litigation practices, State and Federal Court rules
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and PDF software
  • Must be flexible for overtime as needed
  • Consistently meets performance expectations

Responsibilities

  • Utilize Task Delegation software for assignment management and communication
  • Compile, edit, and proofread documents and correspondence
  • Manage phone calls, messages, and scheduling tasks
  • Maintain attorney calendars and update contact databases
  • Process legal documents, including redlining and signature packets
  • Handle new business intake forms and correspondence
  • Arrange travel and manage itineraries for attorneys

Benefits

  • Emphasizes superior client service through collaborative office culture
  • Hybrid work model with required in-office presence three days a week
  • Opportunity for overtime work when necessary
  • Supportive environment for legal research and project assistance
Full Job Description
This position will be responsible for providing a broad range of administrative, secretarial and document processing support with guidance in an environment where superior client service is emphasized and practiced.

Maintaining an in-office presence is important to delivering our services through an integrated and collaborative work culture. Firm policy requires this role to work in the office three days per week as scheduled by their manager unless client demands, or another accommodation approved by their practice group, require them to be elsewhere.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Regularly utilizes Task Delegation and Workflow Management software (BigHand) to receive, enter and update assignments; timely communicates with supervisor(s) through BigHand and/or directly the status of task completion and new developments that may impact the assignment and proactively seeks additional information or guidance when needed.

  • Assists with word processing; edits and proofreads correspondence, memorandums, reports, and other general communications.

  • Answers phones and takes messages, assists with time entry, schedules appointments and coordinates meetings; arranges audio and video conferences; reserves conference rooms and arranges set-ups.

  • Maintains attorney calendar and advises attorney of appointments, updates attorney address book and InterAction entries.

  • Performs redlining, prepare individual signature packets of closing documents, compile Exhibits and Schedules to documents, compile executed signatures of final documents.

  • Processes new business intake, related forms, and correspondence.

  • Processes expense reports and invoices; arranges check requests; monitors through completion.

  • Arranges travel and prepares itineraries; maintains attorney travel and desk profiles.

  • Coordinates or assists with printing, scanning, copying of documents and/or sending of same.

  • Provides legal research, case support and project assistance.

  • Other administrative duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • At least seven (7) years of administrative support experience required.

  • Bachelor’s degree a plus.

  • Previous law firm experience required.

  • Experience with supporting a Litigation practice, including State and Federal Court rules and filing procedures.

  • Overall performance rating is Consistently Meets Expectations or above.

  • Demonstrates excellence in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point and Portable document Format (PDF) software.

  • Flexibility to work overtime required.

Qualified candidates must apply online by visiting our website at and selecting “Careers.”

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For positions in Los Angeles, the salary range for this job posting is $86,825.00- $113,131.00.

About Morgan Lewis

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is a global law firm. It provides legal services in areas such as antitrust, corporate, finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, public finance, real estate, restructuring and bankruptcy, tax, and trusts and estates. The firm serves clients in a variety of industries, including energy, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, retail, and technology. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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