Legal Senior Onsite Service Specialist
About the role
Provides direct hands-on support within a legal office environment. Performs various office support tasks which may include one or more of the following areas of responsibility: copy, production, and scanning; fax, mail and shipping; records support; direct floor support; hospitality assistance; conference room set up and scheduling; receptionist backup; and light facilities support. A Senior Legal Onsite Service Specialist must possess a high level of presentation skills, interpersonal etiquette, and customer service skills to communicate with senior level attorneys, partners, clients, opposing counsel, vendors, staff, and others. This position reports directly to a Site Manager, Site Supervisor, or an Assistant Site Manager.
Responsibilities
- Possess legal background to understand client matter workflow, including charge back to firm and/or clients for work, supplies, hours, etc.
- Familiar with legal technologies and software such as document management systems and cost recovery/charge back systems (e.g., Copitrak/Equitrac).
- Familiar with legal records management processes.
- Familiar with legal processes and documents: closing binders, depositions, transcripts, briefs, addendums, filings, discovery, judgments, knowledge of court systems, and proper delivery of items/documents within the court system.
- Assist with scheduling equipment, labor, and supplies for offsite trials.
- Interact and provide professional-level support to executive-level end users: legal assistants, firm administration, project managers, paralegals, associates, and partners.
- Accurately produce jobs and projects according to required deadlines, often short, requiring composure and professionalism.
- Operate all copier equipment including high-volume copy machines, fax services, postage meter, and personal computer.
- Perform tasks using equipment: paper cutter, hole driller, bindery equipment, jogger, tape machine, stackers, electric stapler.
- Handle time-sensitive confidential documents.
- Provide quality and accurate reproduction, scanning, or project work.
- Respond to customer inquiries including coordination and calculation of time required to complete requested tasks.
- Provide embedded support to specific floors or integrated practice groups.
- Assist with coordinating projects completed off site.
- Maintain logs for billing and assist in calculating charges for work or jobs performed.
- Maintain logs and work records for tracking, management reports, inventory, and ordering of supplies.
- Distribute incoming mail and packages to designated drop points, office supplies, and fax transmissions.
- Deliver completed reproduction work to pre-determined delivery areas, including areas outside the customer's office location; may require travel between offices.
- Perform duties related to shipping and receiving of materials and packages.
- Perform filing duties per customer requests, including purging and archiving old documents.
- Perform scanning, file conversion, file naming, and encryption.
- Perform FTP (File Transfer Protocol) between computers and files for printing.
- Manage TOC (Table of Contents) — first page of electronic file.
- Perform OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on files to assist with keyword search.
- Perform file formatting for printing in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
- Perform daily quality checks on convenience copiers to ensure proper functionality.
- Respond to errors or troubled copy machines; clear paper jams.
- Maintain daily meter and service logs.
- Stock and organize convenience copier areas.
- Straighten, organize, and manage firm conference and meeting rooms.
- Assist facilities with box moves, office moves, and occupant moves.
- Assist facilities with light maintenance duties; may perform occasional cleaning duties.
- May require periodic overtime on nights and weekends, including off-hour emergency response.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED and 1–2 years of related work experience.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in legal industry preferred.
- Ability to provide an excellent customer experience, utilizing strong customer service, personal, and communication skills.
- May require a violation-free, valid driver's license and minimum levels of auto insurance coverage per Ricoh policy.
Skills
- Working knowledge of copier and other related equipment and repair preferred.
- Ability to utilize a mixture of hardware and software to support functions such as cost recovery, document management, and advanced workflow.
- Knowledge and understanding of shipping/receiving procedures.
- Basic electronics knowledge preferred.
- Ability to work independently and flexibly to complete projects.
- Ability to determine correct method and packing material and check packing slips for accuracy of incoming materials.
- Ability to comprehend instructions concerning mail delivery.
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to read and comprehend written technical information in manuals, parts books, and related publications.
- Excellent customer relations skills and excellent verbal communication skills.
Working conditions
- Frequent exposure to copier/fax machine noise, toner, and changes in room temperature; may be exposed to frequent paper cuts from handling paper and opening boxes.
- Exposure to various weather conditions when walking between buildings; exposure to location equipment can present opportunities for injury or accidents.
- Daily telephone/in-person contact with customers, employees, managers, and/or Dispatch Department; occasional telephone contact with vendors and equipment repair people.
- Dealing with tight deadlines and quick turnaround times imposes high stress levels.
- Physical effort required: long periods of standing, walking, bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, or similar activities; lifting or moving items up to 50 lbs.; pushing or pulling machines on wheels up to 400 lbs. for repairs.
- Walking between buildings may be necessary.
Benefits
- Broad selection of medical, dental, life, and disability insurance options.
- Retirement Savings Plan (401K), Health Savings Account (HSA), and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) investments.
- Team member tuition assistance programs.
- Paid vacation time and paid holidays annually.
- Many other benefits to enhance health, wellness, and ongoing personal and professional development.
Full-time position located in Pittsburgh, PA. Non-driver role. Posted 2026-10-22.