Legal Administrative Assistant

Alston & Bird; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Alston & Bird LLP, located in Dallas, is seeking an experienced Legal Administrative Assistant to support attorneys in the Financial Services Groups. Responsibilities include managing legal documents, performing court filings, and coordinating travel arrangements.

The ideal candidate should have strong administrative skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in MS Office applications. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to handle various tasks efficiently.

Qualifications

• General office procedures and filing techniques.
• Heavy administrative work experience.
• Typing, editing, and proofreading legal correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys with contracts and financial services matters.
• Perform court filings and type legal documents.
• Coordinate events and travel arrangements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel

Education

Associate or bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Alston & Bird LLP is looking for an experienced Legal Administrative Assistant to support the firm’s attorneys in the Financial Services Groups in our Dallas office.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys with contracts, M&A, and financial services matters, including transactions related to payment methods, REITs, securities offerings, SEC reporting, and corporate governance.
• Perform court filings, type and revise correspondence, memoranda, documents, timesheets, and project work.
• Proofread and ensure quality of all legal documents.
• Manage telephone and mail distribution.
• Coordinate and plan events and travel arrangements.
• Maintain files and documents.

Required Experience

• General office procedures and filing techniques.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of transactional/corporate and financial processes and procedures.
• Ability to work with a wide spectrum of individuals.
• Heavy administrative work experience.
• Case and project management experience.
• Typing, editing, and proofreading legal correspondence.
• Electronic filing experience.
• Answering telephones and sorting mail.
• Coordinating travel arrangements.
• Client interaction and file maintenance.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Skills Needed to be Successful

• Exceptional administrative and word‑processing skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks under time constraints.
• Great attention to detail and concentration.
• Independent work and problem‑solving in complex situations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong work ethic.
• Ability to proofread typed material for contextual, grammatical, typographical, or spelling errors.
• Working knowledge and prior experience with e‑filing procedures.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Alston & Bird LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on any basis protected under federal, state, or local law. Applicants will be considered regardless of sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or other protected category.

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