Project Assistant

King & Spalding LLP; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness plan

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts and HSA

401(k) plan

Profit sharing plan

Substantial PTO

Job summary

King & Spalding LLP in Atlanta seeks a Project Assistant for the Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group. You will organize discovery files, manage databases, and support attorneys with administrative tasks including client invoicing.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and exemplary organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced legal environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• Strong prioritization, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgement and work with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Unitize large discovery volumes and rename files per protocol.
• Navigate databases and learn the matter file structure quickly.
• Assist attorneys with administrative tasks, including client invoicing.
• Work independently and with team members as needed.
• Follow matter management guidelines and timekeeping practices.
• Keep accurate, timely time records.
• Operate in a heavily computer-based environment with efficiency.
• Communicate clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Organize, prioritize and complete tasks under tight deadlines.

Skills

Prioritization

Organizational skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Job description

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape.

We are seeking a Project Assistant to join the Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group in Atlanta.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Unitize large volumes of discovery matters, including renaming files per naming convention protocols
• Be comfortable working independently in databases and becoming familiar with file structure and location of key documents
• Assist attorneys with important administrative functions, including interacting with clients regarding outstanding invoices
• Work independently and with others
• Follow established client and team guidelines for matter management
• Keep accurate time records
• Work efficiently in a heavily computer-based environment
• Strong, concise oral and written communication skills
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and complete tasks under strict time constraints

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong prioritization, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to exhibit good judgement
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Proficient in Adobe Acrobat Professional

OTHER:

• Able to work overtime, including weekends and holidays with little to no advance notice.

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance.

All full-time Business Services employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program.

• health and wellness plan
• life and disability insurance
• flexible spending accounts and a health savings account
• 401(k) plan
• profit sharing plan
• substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide.

We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.

King & Spalding advances leading companies’ complex legal and business interests in more than 160 countries. Collaborating across an integrated platform of transactional, litigation and regulatory talent in 24 offices globally, we work to understand and achieve our clients’ business objectives.