What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Secretary/ Administrative Assistant position at Bridges, Young, Matthews & Drake PLC?
You will work under the supervision of several attorneys and undertake a variety of administrative and clerical tasks. The goal is to sustain efficiency of all office procedures and case management so as to guarantee reliability and consistency.
Responsibilities:
Provide administrative support to one or more lawyers and staff
Greet visitors, answer phone calls, take messages and redirect calls as appropriate
Maintain and update files
Other various tasks as assigned
Requirements and Skills:
We will train as to procedures and practices, however the applicant should:
be a demonstrated clear thinker, organized, levelheaded, solution oriented
be a self-starter, efficient, productive and work well with a team
have knowledge of MS Office, Word Processing software and the ability to work with legal technology (court-filing computer systems, transcription software, dictation etc.)
have outstanding time-management and typing skills
have the ability to multitask and be comfortable dealing with a diverse pool of people
be able to lift 25 pounds for paper storage