Legal Administrative Assistant

Nelson Mullins; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Nelson Mullins seeks a Legal Administrative Assistant in Greenville to support corporate and commercial real estate attorneys. The role focuses on high-quality administrative work, document preparation, and precise handling of legal files in a fast-paced team.

You will manage schedules, process reimbursements, and help with client and matter intake, including conflict checks and billing setup. Strong MS Office skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Corporate legal experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and document handling.
• Experience with billing, time entry, and conflict checks preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage calendars and meetings for attorneys.
• Prepare, edit, redline, and format legal documents.
• Maintain organized document management systems.
• Assist with client and matter intake including conflict checks.
• Open new client and matter engagements and establish billing requirements.
• Provide general administrative support to the team.

Skills

Legal administration

Calendar management

Document preparation/editing

Billing support

Conflict checks

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Document management system

Billing software

Time entry system

Job description

Overview

Nelson Mullins, an AmLaw 100 firm, is currently seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant with experience supporting corporate and commercial real estate attorneys to provide an elevated level of administrative support and assistance to a busy team of legal professionals in our Greenville office.

A Day in the Life

This role plays an integral part in supporting attorneys and legal teams by ensuring day-to-day operations run smoothly. Responsibilities include managing calendars and meetings, processing expense reimbursements, and providing general administrative support across the office. The position entails preparing, reviewing, editing, redlining, and formatting a wide range of legal documents, while maintaining accurate and organized document management systems. The position also assists with client and matter intake, including running conflict checks, opening new client and matter engagements, and establishing client-specific billing requirements. Additional administrative and project-based responsibilities are assigned as business needs evolve.

We Know You

Corporate legal experience is preferred with the ability and willingness to learn. This role requires exceptional proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), the ability to learn and utilize technology, and strong attention to detail when reviewing documents. Experience with a document management system, billing software, and time entry program is preferred.

Who We Are

With more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, e-discovery professionals and other business professionals across offices in California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and throughout North Carolina and South Carolina, Nelson Mullins has strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world.