Legal Practice Assistant

Eversheds Sutherland; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Paid time off

Discretionary merit bonuses

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plans

Tailored learning opportunities

Job summary

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP in Chicago seeks an experienced Legal Practice Assistant to support attorneys across multiple practice groups. The role requires project management, proofreading, and strong organizational skills in a collaborative team of lawyers, paralegals, and professionals.

The successful candidate will handle conflicts checks, time entry, calendar management, and coordination of travel and client meetings, with a 4-day on-site hybrid schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2–5 years of experience in a legal department, law firm, or professional services organization.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to multi-task and prioritize workloads.
• Excellent computer skills; MS Office, Excel, and PowerPoint required; experience with Aderant, InTapp, and ChromeRiver preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, edits, and files client documents and related correspondence per attorney revisions.
• Handles time entry for assigned attorneys.
• Prepares conflicts checks and opens new matters.
• Coordinates project management of attorney matters and cases.
• Manage attorney calendars, schedule appointments, and coordinate meetings.
• Coordinates travel arrangements and prepares travel reimbursement requests.
• Coordinates client conferences, luncheons and in-house meetings.
• Maintain and organize client files (electronic and physical).
• Assists fellow workers and attorneys as needed.
• Keeps abreast of matters and locates materials as needed.
• Obtains research materials as required by attorneys or paralegals.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Aderant

InTapp

ChromeRiver

MS Office Suite

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Legal Practice Assistant (LPA) to support attorneys across multiple practice groups in the Chicago office at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP. We are searching for someone who wants to be a valued contributor and member of a talented and dynamic team of lawyers, paralegals and business professionals.

The Legal Practice Assistant will support a wide spectrum of individuals and should be able to handle diverse practices, be a team player, and be a liaison between the clients and the attorneys. The Legal Practice Assistant will have project management skills, proofreading skills, word processing skills, organizational skills and a strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Drafts, edits, and files client documents (electronic and paper) and related correspondence per attorney(s) revisions, etc.
• Handles time entry for assigned attorney(s).
• Prepares conflicts checks and opens new matters.
• Coordinates project management of attorney(s) matters and cases.
• Manage attorney(s) calendars, schedule appointments, and coordinate meetings.
• Coordinates travel arrangements and prepares travel reimbursement requests and all other reimbursement requests in a timely manner and in accordance with Practice Group procedures and accounting deadlines.
• Coordinates client conferences, luncheons and in-house meetings.
• Maintain and organize client files, both electronic and physical.
• Assists fellow workers and/or other attorneys as needed and requested.
• Keeps abreast of what is happening on assigned attorney’s clients’ matters and knows location of materials concerning those matters.
• Obtains research materials as required by attorney(s) or paralegal(s).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred from an accredited college or university.
• Two to Five years of experience working in a legal department, law firm, or professional services organization.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are required. Must have the ability to present ideas in a business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and have the ability to multi-task and prioritize workloads.
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of MS Office Suite, Excel, and Power Point is required. Experience with Aderant, InTapp, and ChromeRiver software programs is highly preferred.

This is a hybrid role and will require on-site presence 4 days per week. The salary ranges for this position vary depending on the geographic location and other factors such as experience, internal equity, market data, and job-related considerations. The range for this position is from $58,000 - $80,000, with offers contingent upon the various factors. The firm’s compensation strategy includes not just a base salary but also comprehensive benefits such as healthcare, paid time off, discretionary merit bonuses, life and disability insurance, retirement plans and tailored learning opportunities.

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our Firm and in the larger legal profession. We believe that diverse skills, knowledge and viewpoints make us a stronger firm. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP maintains a policy of affording all employees and applicants equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression or transgender status), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, ancestry, amnesty, citizenship status, ethnicity, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.Unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation will not be tolerated in any of the Firm’s offices or any other work-related setting. Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a position or to enable them to perform the essential functions of a position for which they are otherwise qualified. EEO.