Legal Assistant - Intellectual Property

Key Responsibilities

• Assists attorneys in preparing, proofreading, revising and finalizing legal documents
• Copies, distributes, sends (electronically and/or via mail, courier or express service), files and otherwise handles completed work
• Maintains confidential information, files, records, legal documents and reports
• SUBMIT INTAKE AND CONFLICT CHECKS, PROCESS TIME ENTRY AND SOME CLIENT BILLING
• Maintains attorneys’ calendars, schedules travel, appointments, meetings and conferences
• SUPPORTS ATTORNEYS IN CONNECTION WITH ALL ASPECTS OF CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
• OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Requirements

• Prior executive assistant, administrative, or professional office experience preferred
• Strong organizational skills, professionalism, and an interest in the legal field
• Positive attitude, proactive, flexible and a team player
• Skilled with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Professional
• Strong knowledge of electronic document management systems
• Possess strong organizational, communication and client services abilities
• Detail oriented with excellent grammar, spelling and proofreading
• Ability to prioritize needs based on urgency, multi-task and work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
• Ability to work overtime, when needed

Qualifications

Prior executive assistant, administrative, or professional office experience preferred; legal assistant experience is not required.

Skills

• Organizational skills
• Professionalism
• Positive attitude
• Proactive
• Flexible
• Team player
• MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Professional
• Electronic document management systems
• Strong organizational, communication and client services abilities
• Detail oriented
• Excellent grammar, spelling and proofreading
• Prioritization based on urgency
• Multi-tasking
• Work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
• Ability to work overtime

Benefits

Competitive salaries, bonus and great benefits to employees including paid time off, health, vision, dental, 401k, life, disability and much more. Benefit eligibility is dependent on hours.

Pay

The range for this position for individuals physically located in Chicago is $27.00 - $50.06 /hour.

Schedule

Following the initial 90-day period, the position may allow for a hybrid schedule dependent upon the needs of the practice group.