Legal Administrative Assistant

Position Overview

Are you looking for a firm that offers a challenging, rewarding and fun atmosphere? A firm that grows its employees and offers the opportunity to work in diverse areas of the law? You've come to the right place. Shook, Hardy & Bacon is currently seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to draft and prepare correspondence; manage calendars and provide clerical, administrative and organizational support to attorneys, paralegals and analysts.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibilities: Draft and prepare correspondence.
• Responsibilities: Manage calendars.
• Responsibilities: Provide clerical, administrative and organizational support to attorneys, paralegals and analysts.

Required Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Experience Required: Three years related experience.
• Qualifications: Ability to type 50 WPM; basic legal terminology and awareness of court filing requirements; ability to use legal citations and apply them to firm documents; working knowledge of legal time entry, Microsoft Word (styles & tables), Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; skilled in the use of a redlining tool; working knowledge of basic office functions.
• Qualifications: ALS, PLS or CPS certification, or a paralegal certificate may be considered in lieu of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Associate's Degree is preferred.