Tripoint Search is hiring: IP Legal Secretary in New York

• Location: New York, New York
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #879
• Salary: $80,000

IP Legal Secretary

BENEFITS: Base salary up to $105K, plus generous paid overtime, Competitive Paid Time Off Package, Bonus, 401K and Profit Share, Firm/Charity Match, Emergency/Discounted Childcare, Elder Care, Medical Dental & Vision Coverage, Life and AD&D Insurance, Retirement Plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement, and more!

LOCATION: New York, NY

THE ORGANIZATION: Top Ranking Multinational Law Firm

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide high quality secretarial assistance to attorneys
• Prepare, enter, proofread, and finalize daily time entries
• Assist with the setup of new clients
• Assist with setup of new matters
• Receive, prepare and organize monthly proformas for review by billing attorney
• Assist with resolution of client issues, resubmissions and rejection of invoices
• Assist with client collection efforts
• Prepare and submit attorney expense reimbursement requests
• Submit domestic vendor invoices to accounting department
• Generate weekly attorney docket reports
• Act as gatekeeper and liaison, tracking all requests, calls, emails and outstanding matters
• Perform calendar management for all assigned attorneys; schedule meetings, conference calls, appointments, depositions, due dates, court appearances, etc.; e-file litigation documents in a timely fashion
• Create, edit and proofread correspondence and legal documents for content, grammar, spelling and formatting
• Handle sensitive and confidential matters appropriately

REQUIREMENTS:

• 2+ years of related administrative support experience
• High School Diploma required; Bachelor's degree preferred
• Microsoft Office Proficiency
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly adaptable and extremely intelligent, professional and articulate
• Great ability to make sound, decisive decisions and act accordingly