Legal Assistant: Advanced Admin, Docs & e-Discovery

Encompass Health Corporation; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Encompass Health Corporation in Birmingham, AL seeks a Legal Assistant to provide administrative and secretarial support for multiple attorneys, handling complex document creation and formatting.

The role requires strong MS Word, Excel and Outlook skills, professional communication, and the ability to manage confidential information in a fast-paced environment. You will sit at the Home Office in Birmingham and collaborate across departments to keep legal operations efficient.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of legal secretarial experience.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative and secretarial support for multiple attorneys.
• Performs complex legal secretarial, administrative, word processing, and clerical functions.
• Types correspondence, agreements and documents from rough draft, verbal instructions, and dictation.
• Proofs and edits documents for accuracy.
• Answers the telephone in a timely and professional manner.
• Schedules meetings effectively and efficiently.
• Maintains filing systems and indexes in an organized manner.
• Communicates in person, by telephone, fax, mail or email with internal/external contacts.
• Completes special projects and other duties as requested to support needs of organization.
• Networks with co-workers to share best practices.
• Understands different departments and their role in the corporate office.
• Develops strategies and aligns work to achieve goals.
• Demonstrates general computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office Software.
• Troubleshoots minor technical issues and seeks appropriate assistance when necessary.
• This position must sit at the Home Office in Birmingham, AL.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Word

Excel

Outlook

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Encompass Health Corporation in Birmingham, AL seeks a Legal Assistant to provide administrative and secretarial support for multiple attorneys, handling complex document creation and formatting.

The role requires strong MS Word, Excel and Outlook skills, professional communication, and the ability to manage confidential information in a fast-paced environment. You will sit at the Home Office in Birmingham and collaborate across departments to keep legal operations efficient.