Legal Assistant - Real Estate (Detroit)

About the role

Taft is seeking a Legal Assistant to join the Real Estate team in the Detroit office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled, proactive administrative support to attorneys, paralegals, and others as needed.
• Exhibits outstanding client service orientation in greeting guests, scheduling meetings, and arranging telephone conferences.
• Assists in managing client contacts, emails, and documents as well as processing mail.
• Prepares and reviews documents, letters and memoranda according to Firm standards.
• Proactively monitors deadlines and maintains communication with attorneys regarding same.
• Processes requests for payment and reimbursements.
• Enters attorney billable hours into the firm billing program and assists with the billing process.
• Creates, maintains and retires files in accordance with Taft’s Information Governance Policy.
• Drafts basic documents and emails.
• Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work.
• Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
• Displays strong attention to detail.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of Legal Assistant experience strongly preferred.
• Education beyond high school or coursework related to the legal industry preferred.
• Proficient command of the English language and standard grammar rules.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.