Transactional Legal Assistant / Secretary (CD) Job at Suncoast Drivers in Tampa

Job Description
Are you looking for a new firm where you're appreciated for your skill set? We are a large high-end firm and are looking for a great fit for our team. We need someone bright who is experienced!!

Essential Duties:

• Assist attorneys with preparation of legal documents. Create, edit, and proofread work product to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain calendars including appointments and meetings of clients and attorneys.
• Processing reimbursements, expense reports and check requests.
• Effectively manage projects by meeting deadlines and conducting follow-up as needed.
• Inputs, reviews, edits, and closes timekeepers' time entries through the firm's web-based time entry program.
• Handles monthly client billing. Reviews billing pre-bills for accuracy and completeness. Performs client, matter and timekeeper inquiries, and narrative edits.
• Opens new matters and generate client conflict checks. Sets up and maintains timekeeper's work files, including daily and regular filing.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of legal assistant experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Experience with a document management system and time entry system preferred.
• Excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation, and communication skills (both written and verbal), with strong attention to detail.
• Flexible attitude and the ability to deal well with changing assignments and priorities.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Client-oriented focus, with confidentiality respected at all times.
• Billing experience preferred.
• BA/BS preferred, but not required.
• Must Have litigation experience as a legal assistant in general or commercial litigation