Legal Assistant, Business & Tax — Growth & Balance

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP; Buffalo (NY); Vor Ort; USD 28.000 - 41.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP is seeking a Legal Assistant in Buffalo, NY to support the Business & Tax team. The role involves drafting correspondence, scheduling, filings, and client communications with a high level of discretion and professionalism.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of prior law firm administrative experience, strong typing (60 wpm), and proficiency with Kofax and MS Office Suite. This is a full-time, nonexempt position in a collaborative firm environment.

Qualifikationen

• 1–3 years of prior law firm administrative experience preferred.
• Proficient in Kofax, Teams, and MS Office Suite.
• Excellent typing and meticulous organizational skills.

Aufgaben

• Assist attorneys and paralegals with corporate forms and closings.
• Provide administrative support: calendars, meetings, filings, and reception relief.
• Open new files, run conflicts checks, and maintain client records.
• Draft correspondence and assemble binders.
• Maintain minute books, stock records, and related filings.
• Record attorney time and support billing as needed.

Kenntnisse

Typing 60 wpm

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Team player

Ausbildung

Tools

Kofax

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Jobbeschreibung

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP is seeking a Legal Assistant in Buffalo, NY to support the Business & Tax team. The role involves drafting correspondence, scheduling, filings, and client communications with a high level of discretion and professionalism.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of prior law firm administrative experience, strong typing (60 wpm), and proficiency with Kofax and MS Office Suite. This is a full-time, nonexempt position in a collaborative firm environment.