Legal Administrative Coordinator - Litigation

at  Morgan Lewis

Boston, Massachusetts, USA -

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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 Coordinator (LAC) to support the Litigation Practice Group. Reporting to the Administrative Support 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 at least two (2) years of administrative support experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Previous law firm experience required.
  • Experience with supporting a Litigation practice, including court rules and filing procedures.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Portable Document Format (PDF) software.
  • 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 autonomously while also functioning effectively in a team environment.
  • Exhibits strategic thinking and initiative in handling assignments and projects.
  • Works productively and effectively with all personnel as part of a client service team.
  • Demonstrates excellent client communication skills.
  • 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.
    It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
    Qualified candidates must apply online by visiting our website at
    www.morganlewis.com
    and selecting “Careers.”

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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.
  • Assists with word processing; edits and proofreads correspondence, memorandums, reports, and other general communications.
  • Answers phones and takes messages, schedules appointments and coordinates meetings; arranges audio and video conferences; reserves conference rooms and arranges set-ups.
  • Maintains attorney calendar and advises attorney of appointments, updates attorney address book and InterAction entries.
  • Assists with time entry.
  • 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)

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Boston, MA, USA