Legal Administrative Assistant - Litigation & Corporate Business Transactions

at  Morgan Lewis

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA -

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Immediate20 Jan, 2025Not Specified21 Oct, 2024N/AMicrosoft Outlook,Communication Skills,Citizenship,Privacy Act,Excel,Discretion,Powerpoint,Color,Interpersonal Skills,Ordinances,OvertimeNoNo
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Description:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant (LAA) to support the Litigation and Corporate Business Transactions Practice Groups. Reporting to the Office Manager this position will be responsible for providing a broad range of administrative, secretarial and document processing support with guidance to the assigned Practice Group in an environment where superior client service is emphasized and practiced.
Maintaining an in-office presence is important to delivering our services through an integrated and collaborative work culture. Firm policy requires this role to work in the office three days per week as scheduled by their manager unless client demands, or another accommodation approved by their practice group, require them to be elsewhere.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s degree and one (1) year of internship or professional experience preferred.
  • Professional services industry experience a plus.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Portable Document Format (PDF) software and ability to adapt to new software programs.
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
  • Excellent written/verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently with guidance as part of a team.
  • Ability to prioritize and balance competing demands and meet deadlines in a fast-paced professional environment.
  • Flexibility to work overtime required.
    Your employment relationship with the firm will be on an “at-will” basis, meaning that the Firm may modify the terms and conditions of your employment at any time, and that either you or the firm will be free to end the relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without advance notice, although reasonable notice would be expected.

    LI-Hybrid

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
California Applicants: Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act, the following link contains the Firm’s California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice for Candidates which explains the categories of personal information that we collect and the purposes for which we use such personal information.

Responsibilities:

  • Regularly utilizes Task Delegation and Workflow Management software (BigHand) to receive, enter and update assignments; timely communicates with supervisor(s) through BigHand and/or directly the status of task completion and new developments that may impact the assignment and proactively seeks additional information or guidance when needed.
  • Draft engagement letters, routine correspondence and memoranda; updates recurring reports as assigned.
  • Update monthly chart for Associates and Advisors.
  • Update eRoom/Clientsite, document in FileSite and incorporate into working plan document.
  • Answers phones and takes messages, assists with time entry, schedules appointments and coordinates meetings; arranges audio and video conferences; reserves conference rooms and arranges set-ups,
  • Processes new business intake, related forms, and correspondence.
  • Processes expense reports and invoices; arranges check requests; monitors through completion.
  • Arranges travel and prepares itineraries; maintains attorney travel and desk profiles.
  • Coordinates or assists with printing, scanning, copying of documents and/or sending of same.
  • Provides legal research, case support and project assistance.
  • Other administrative duties as assigned.


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Legal Services

HR / Administration / IR

Legal Services

Graduate

Proficient

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Pittsburgh, PA, USA