Legal Assistant - Trusts and Estates

Our client is a leading mid-sized law firm with offices nationwide, with a specific focus on the east coast. They are currently seeking a full time, experienced Legal Assistant for their Uniondale office to assist attorneys within the Commercial Real Estate, transactions practice. This is a hybrid role and candidates will be in the office 3 days a week/2 days remote from 9am-5pm with the flexibility to work overtime when needed.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Applicants must have 5+ years of law firm experience.
• A background in transactional real estate matters
• Candidates must be able to type 55+ wpm and have excellent spelling, grammar and organizational skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and work both independently and as a team member.
• Candidate will also provide attorneys with administrative support.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Assist attorneys with client communication, creating, formatting and revising legal documents, straight typing, proofread work for accuracy prior to returning to attorneys, and answering phones.
• Enter attorney time using iTimekeep.
• Submit expense and reimbursement reports using Chrome River.
• Manage and prioritize incoming email and correspondence.
• Scan and e-mail documents
• Exhibit professional maturity at all times
• Demonstrate an attitude of cooperation with legal staff, peers and administrators

The ideal candidate is a team player, comfortable with emerging technology, and willing to take on new challenges and increasing their skill set.