Legal Practice Assistant - Hybrid, Detail-Driven Support

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

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.