Legal Practice Assistant—Client & Admin Support

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP; City of Niagara Falls (NY); Hybride; USD 65 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Résumé du poste

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP in New York seeks a Practice Assistant to provide administrative and legal support to lawyers in a hybrid office environment.

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated team player with strong organizational and communication skills, proficient with Microsoft Office, and able to handle confidential matters with discretion.

This full-time role offers a competitive benefits package and long‑term growth within a global law firm.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in a law firm or professional service organization preferred.

Responsabilités

• Accept work assignments from practice group lawyers and work collaboratively with other team members on duties assigned.
• Assist other practice group support members with overflow work and provide backup support during periods of annual or personal leave.
• Process business expense reimbursements and vendor payments.
• Complete client/matter intake request forms and work directly with the lawyer and compliance department on new or existing business.
• Review and edit pre-bills for submission to billing department and research/identify outstanding invoices and payments, when needed.
• Respond to client billing inquiries, including resolving any issues.
• Assist with administrative tasks related to timekeeper compliance requirements and professional organizations.
• Provide administrative support including printing, scanning, duplicating, facsimile transmission, preparing mail, overnight packages and hand deliveries.
• Organize and manage files/emails in the document management system.
• Manage physical files including intake, retention, retrieval and transfer of records.
• Exercise good judgment and delegate administrative tasks as needed to appropriate firm resources, e.g., Global Service Center, Billing, etc.; maintain responsibility for and track all delegated activities/tasks/projects to successful completion.
• Additional responsibilities or special projects, as requested.

Connaissances

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Time management

Team player

Formation

Bachelor’s degree preferred

High school diploma required

Outils

Microsoft Office Suite

Description du poste

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP in New York seeks a Practice Assistant to provide administrative and legal support to lawyers in a hybrid office environment.

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated team player with strong organizational and communication skills, proficient with Microsoft Office, and able to handle confidential matters with discretion.

This full-time role offers a competitive benefits package and long‑term growth within a global law firm.