Practice Assistant

About the role

Are you looking to jump start your career and join an established firm that wants to help you grow? Nelson Mullins is looking for a Practice Assistant for its Debt, Servicing and Restructuring team in the Plano office.

With more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, e-discovery professionals, and other business professionals across offices in California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and throughout North Carolina and South Carolina, Nelson Mullins has strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world.

Responsibilities

• Manage and track critical due dates
• Handle calendaring
• Prepare and organize signature and closing packages
• Draft shell documents and other necessary forms
• Retrieve, save, organize, and maintain electronic files
• Prepare closing binders
• Order lien searches
• Request survey proposals
• Perform other administrative tasks as needed

Requirements

• Desire to learn more about the practice area and thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume setting
• Keen eye for detail and ability to juggle and reprioritize as needed
• Top-notch communicator; understands that following-up and following-through keep a team running smoothly
• Recognizes the importance of asking questions and seeking guidance when appropriate
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, or a paralegal certificate from an ABA approved program (preferred but not required)
• Proficient use of word processing programs and features, including preparing, editing, saving and retrieval of documents