Commercial Real Estate / Land Use Legal Assistant

Profile

AV rated law firm is seeking a Commercial Real Estate / Land Use Legal Assistant for their Tampa, Florida location.  Excellent compensation ($45K-$50K annually) and benefits.

Essential Duties:

• Manage the day-to-day schedules of the attorneys.   The ability to be proactive and think ahead are key.
• Assist attorneys with preparation of legal documents.  Create, edit, and proofread work product to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain calendars including appointments and meetings.
• Processing reimbursements, expense reports and check requests.
• Effectively manage projects by meeting deadlines and conducting follow-up as needed.
• Inputs, reviews, edits, and closes timekeepers' time entries through the firm's web-based time entry program using firm standards.
• Handles monthly client billing. Reviews billing prebills for accuracy and completeness. Performs client, matter and timekeeper inquiries, and narrative edits.
• Opens new matters and generate client conflict checks. Sets up and maintains timekeeper's work files, including daily and regular filing.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining the highest level of confidentiality of all Firm and client information, records, and files, both within and outside of the Firm.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of legal assistant.  Prior commercial real estate and/or land use experience is preferred but not required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Experience with a document management system and time entry system preferred.
• Excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Attention to detail and good organizational and analytical skills.
• Flexible attitude and the ability to deal well with changing assignments and priorities.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Client-oriented focus.
• Billing experience preferred.
• BA/BS preferred, but not required.

Company info

Integrity Legal Search