Legal Assistant: Client Service & Admin Support

Kaufman & Canoles; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaufman & Canoles in Norfolk, VA is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant to provide administrative and client-service support to attorneys and clients. Responsibilities include preparing routine correspondence and documents, maintaining calendars, organizing client files, and assisting with billing and communications.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, discreet with confidential information, proficient in MS Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) and able to multitask in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3+ years’ legal assistant experience preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office, Adobe and Nuance.
• Typing speed of at least 60 WPM.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and client-service skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepares routine correspondence, estate planning binders, reports, agreements, letters, and other related documents.
• Delivers superior client service and acts as liaison between clients and the attorneys by maintaining continual communications via email, telephone, and in person.
• Maintains attorneys’ calendars; schedules and follows up on client appointments, case-related appointments, meetings, and conference calls.
• Opens, organizes, maintains, and closes client files, including files and sub-files.
• Inputs timekeeper data and prepares and distributes monthly billing statements.
• Reviews, sorts, and dates mail.
• Performs a variety of other administrative tasks as assigned.

Skills

Exceptional verbal and written沟通

Exceptional organizational skills

Multitasking

Discretion with confidential info

Client service

Typing 60 WPM

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

Adobe

Nuance

Job description

Kaufman & Canoles in Norfolk, VA is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant to provide administrative and client-service support to attorneys and clients. Responsibilities include preparing routine correspondence and documents, maintaining calendars, organizing client files, and assisting with billing and communications.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, discreet with confidential information, proficient in MS Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) and able to multitask in a fast-paced