Newsome O'Donnell, LLC, a boutique family law firm, is looking to expand our support staff.
We are looking to hire a part-time and full-time legal administrative assistant to join our Morris County office. Candidates must possess three or more years of successful administrative support working as a legal administrative assistant or legal secretary.
Candidates must have law firm experience and be technology proficient (advanced Word, Excel and Outlook) with strong attention to detail and ability to turn work around in an efficient manner with minimal errors, experience with maintaining calendars and scheduling meetings, strong communication skills and ability to manage the attorney assignment with a proactive approach balancing the needs of all.
Job Requirements:
• Organize and maintain filing and retrieval systems.
• Manage calendars, organize and schedule external and internal meetings, teleconferences, networking events, etc., maintain diary for court dates and follow-up
• Open, maintain and close client files.
• Extensive client contact
• E-filing in various courts and jurisdictions
• Proactive work style and analytical skills: able to read, research, review, verify and route correspondence, reports and legal documents
• Prepare and draft a variety of legal documents
• Strong production skills with ability to produce accurate work product when transcribing tapes, formatting documents, inputting data, editing, copying, scanning and transmitting text, data and graphics.
• Enter time for timekeepers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in grammar and spelling.
• Excellent client service skills with proven record of building effective relationships with both internal and external clients.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2007 (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Internet research skills, document management systems, attorney time entry software.
For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter to:
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Carmen Diaz-Duncan Esq.
Partner
Newsome O'Donnell LLC
200 Campus Drive Suite 205
Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
[email protected](973)692-6500
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