Legal Secretary, Corporate
Job Summary
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Skills
About the Role
Pay
Schedule
Kutak Rock LLP seeks a Legal Secretary in its Denver office corporate practice. The primary responsibility of this position is to provide secretarial support to multiple attorneys and work alongside a team of other staff members within the corporate department.
Responsibilities
- Communicate with clients, attorneys, and others on the telephone and through written correspondence
- Process documents as assigned
- Cook and mark documents to ensure accuracy and adherence to firm format standards
- Create, organize, and maintain sets of files using electronic and physical file systems
- Prepare closing transcripts
- Schedule of hotel and travel arrangements
- Direct entry of time, recapping expense memoranda accurately
- Assist with other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to organize large quantities of information
- Ability to work well under the pressures of deadlines and prioritize assignments
- Ability to thrive on challenges of a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work both collaboratively as part of a team and independently or unsupervised
- Strong attention to detail
- Knowledge of legal terminology and procedures
- Excellent spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills
- Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to handle documents and other information with confidentiality and discretion
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an aptitude to interface with attorneys, clients, staff, and firm visitors
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of products, especially Excel and PowerPoint
Skills
- Ability to organize large quantities of information
- Ability to work well under the pressures of deadlines and prioritize assignments
- Ability to thrive on challenges of a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work both collaboratively as part of a team and independently or unsupervised
- Strong attention to detail
- Knowledge of legal terminology and procedures
- Excellent spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills
- Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to handle documents and other information with confidentiality and discretion
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an aptitude to interface with attorneys, clients, staff, and firm visitors
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of products, especially Excel and PowerPoint
About the Role
Kutak Rock was formed in 1965 with a commitment to exceptional client service delivered with a collaborative, team-focused approach. Our founding charter commits the firm to “allow and encourage each individual within it to be a full person,” and we strive to offer an exceptional professional environment, intellectually challenging and engaging work in multiple disciplines, competitive compensation and benefits, opportunities for training and career development. We are a leading national law firm with locations in 21 cities united by our common commitment to our core values of client service; integrity and fairness; innovation; and inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to the maintenance of a respectful, collegial, communicative, and equal opportunity workplace that encourages and rewards innovation and entrepreneurship. We measure our success not just on the basis of our revenues or our profits, but by the satisfaction we deliver for our clients and the health, engagement, and loyalty of our people.
Pay
Status: Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $65,000-$90,000 per year, commensurate with education and experience.
Schedule
In Office