Real Estate Legal Practice Assistant — Detail‑Oriented

Miles & Stockbridge PC; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K

Job summary

Miles & Stockbridge PC in Baltimore, MD is seeking an experienced Legal Practice Assistant to support the Real Estate and Transactional Finance Practice Group. This role focuses on meticulous document preparation, calendar coordination, and direct support for attorneys.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in a law firm, advanced MS Office skills, strong proofreading/editing abilities, and the capacity to work independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a law firm, real estate & transactional finance experience required.
• Advance knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong proofreading and editing skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience opening client matters.
• Experience entering attorney time in LMS or similar time entry system preferred.
• Experience coordinating meetings Zoom
• Experience using a document management system, NetDocs a plus.
• Strong communication both verbally and in writing with clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, compare, edit, format, and distribute legal documents in MS Office and other software programs.
• Handle administrative tasks including document preparation, electronic filing, scanning, and preparing mailings and other packages.
• Perform administrative tasks including opening new matters, initiating conflicts checks, entering attorney time, submitting invoices for payment, and working with our Finance Department to process client billing.
• Answer telephones and greet attorney guests.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Time management

Teamwork

Communication skills

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

LMS

NetDocs

Job description

Miles & Stockbridge PC in Baltimore, MD is seeking an experienced Legal Practice Assistant to support the Real Estate and Transactional Finance Practice Group. This role focuses on meticulous document preparation, calendar coordination, and direct support for attorneys.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in a law firm, advanced MS Office skills, strong proofreading/editing abilities, and the capacity to work independently and as part of a team.