Legal Support Assistant - Jackson, MS

About the role

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC has an immediate opening for a Legal Support Assistant in its Jackson, Mississippi office.

Responsibilities

• Provides services such as duplication, printing, scanning, mailing.
• Proofreads all work for accurate content and context.
• Prepares expense reports and check requests.
• Affords assistance with client bills.
• Prepares engagement letters, invoices, and other case administration documents as needed, at direction of either attorney or paralegal.
• Prepares and maintains client and office files both in electronic and paper filing systems.
• Liaises with third party vendors when necessary to coordinate services.
• Performs data entry, which includes inputting clients' personal biographic or corporate information into firm software.
• Schedules and coordinates meetings and conferences which may include distribution of materials.
• Coordinates and schedules travel arrangements which include: transportation, automobile rentals, and hotel reservations.
• Accurately inputs attorney time into the accounting system when necessary.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required:

• College degree preferred, but not required.
• Ability to transcribe legal documents, correspondence and reports from rough draft, dictation, or transcription at least 65 wpm.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Ability to proofread typed material for grammatical, typographical or spelling errors.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate by phone and in person and follow instructions effectively with a diverse group of clients, attorneys and staff and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.

Work occasionally requires a high level of mental effort and strain when producing a high volume of information. Work occasionally requires more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position; may require irregular hours.

Qualifications

Education And Work Experience:

• Approximately one to two years law office experience is preferred but not required.
• Must provide minimum authorization to work in the United States.

Resumes accepted only for job posted.