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McCarter & English, LLP is seeking a Legal Assistant for its Miami, FL office. The salary range for this position is $70,000-$75,000 annually, depending on experience. If you have relevant experience, we would like you to consider joining our team. Candidates who receive an offer of employment will be processed through a background check which will be an individualized assessment based on the applicant's or employee's specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Please send your resume and cover letter to Christine Lydon, Chief Human Resources Officer, at recruiting@mccarter.com.
Job Responsibility:
Under general supervision, performs responsible and confidential secretarial work and routine administrative duties for attorneys and performs related duties as required
Must be a team player, organized and able to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment
Attend client meetings with attorneys (both on and off site) to witness client documents
Transcribes legal briefs, correspondence, letters, and confidential memorandum
Types a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts
Court E-Filings
Answers telephone calls, transfers calls to the appropriate staff and take messages in their absences
Prepares, maintains and confirms daily work calendars and schedule meetings and appointments
Assists with travel arrangements, internal correspondence, reimbursements for attorneys, paralegals
Reads, sorts and ensures incoming mail is timely delivered
ensures outgoing mail is processed
Processes bills
proofs billing sheets
reviews and edits bills
Maintain attorneys' legal confidential and administrative files
Assist other Attorneys and Legal Assistants within the Group and Office
Proactively manage contacts in Outlook and Interaction
Requirements:
Three to five years of legal assistance experience
Must type a minimum of 70 words per minutes
Comprehensive knowledge of modern legal office practices and procedures
Considerable knowledge of legal documents preparation, legal terminology and court procedures
Comprehensive knowledge of MS Word, MS Outlook, Excel, redline comparisons, BigHand (digital dictation)
Considerable knowledge of effective proofreading
Excellent oral and written communication skills
What we offer:
Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance and short-term (ST) and long-term (LT) disability benefits
Comprehensive medical/prescription drug coverage (the Firm pays a share of the cost), including a high deductible health plan with an annual Firm health savings account (HSA) contribution
Employee-paid voluntary benefits include dental and vision coverage, supplemental health plans (accident, cancer and critical illness), flexible spending accounts, optional life and AD&D insurance (supplemental employee, spouse and child) and supplemental STD coverage
401(k) plan offering three types of contributions: pre-tax, Roth and after-tax contributions
Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, and leaves of absence to support work-life balance (e.g. parental leave)
Free and confidential employee assistance program (EAP) and behavioral health services program
Firm-paid back-up child/elder care, academic support and pet care program