Legal Assistant

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Columbus, Ohio seeks a sharp, energetic legal assistant to support a busy team of attorneys across varied practice groups, including White Collar Criminal Defense and Healthcare. The successful candidate will have 4–5 years’ experience and excellent proofreading and writing skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook.

You will maintain files, transcribe dictation, enter and review time charges, manage client communications, and help with deadlines

Qualifications

• Excellent proofreading and writing skills.
• Willing to be an active team member as it relates to the case at hand.
• Accountable for work product, with strong attention to detail.
• Able to receive constructive feedback.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite – Word, Outlook and other software as may be required by the particular assignment.
• Proficient keyboarding, sufficient to enable incumbent to timely and accurately prepare and revise documents.
• Ability to adapt to workplace stressors and competing priorities.
• Maintain client confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and organizes paper and electronic files for extremely high-volume practice(s).
• Transcribes dictation for heavy end user attorneys.
• Enters and reviews time charges for multiple attorneys.
• Creates, maintains and retires files in accordance with internal policies.
• Prioritizes work and monitors court deadlines with docketing department.
• Processes and tracks requests for payments and reimbursements for multiple attorneys.
• Proficiently uses Microsoft office suite products to compose and edit documents.
• Has or develops administrative proficiency in the particular practice area or department.
• Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
• Assists in managing client contacts, emails and print documents.
• Proofreads and corrects own work before presenting it.
• Performs other administrative/clerical duties as assigned.

Skills

Proofreading

Writing skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Document editing

Job description

We are looking for a sharp, energetic, customer-service focused, forward-thinking legal assistant to serve a busy team in Taft’s Columbus office.

We are seeking a Legal Assistant with 4-5 years’ experience to support a team of 3-4 attorneys in varied practice groups, ranging from White Collar Criminal Defense to Healthcare. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains and organizes paper and electronic files for extremely high-volume practice(s).
• Transcribes dictation for heavy end user attorneys.
• Enters and reviews time charges for multiple attorneys.
• Creates, maintains and retires files in accordance with internal policies.
• Prioritizes work and monitors court deadlines with docketing department.
• Processes and tracks requests for payments and reimbursements for multiple attorneys.
• Proficiently uses Microsoft office suite products to compose and edit documents.
• Has or develops administrative proficiency in the particular practice area or department.
• Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
• Assists in managing client contacts, emails and print documents.
• Proofreads and corrects own work before presenting it.
• Performs other administrative/clerical duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Excellent proofreading and writing skills.
• Willing to be an active team member as it relates to the case at hand.
• Accountable for work product, with strong attention to detail.
• Able to receive constructive feedback.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite – Word, Outlook and other software as may be required by the particular assignment.
• Proficient keyboarding, sufficient to enable incumbent to timely and accurately prepare and revise documents.
• Ability to adapt to workplace stressors and competing priorities.
• Maintain client confidentiality.

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.