Remote Administrative Specialist for Legal Client Services

Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Generous PTO

Job summary

Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support a national client services team. You will liaise between leadership and the broader national group, handling confidential communications and documents.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 1–2 years in a law firm, and strong MS Office skills. Flexible, hybrid or remote work is available, with a full-time benefits package and salary range of $60,000–$70,000 USD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 1–2 years of experience in a law firm setting.
• Familiarity with Document Management Systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Experience with data entry or data management.
• Experience with administrative support of eDiscovery, information, data, or document collection, or data and document preservation a plus.
• Familiarity with web-based collaborative tools and work management software a plus.
• Experience with team messaging and instant messaging platforms a plus.
• Experience with email and calendar management, meeting coordination, and direct client interaction.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of work and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manages a high-volume of client interfacing communications of a highly confidential nature, and manages highly confidential documents and information.
• Collaborates on projects focused on client interfacing, document management, data entry, and data management.
• Assists with project management functions and process implementation on the client services team, including support with data collection, entry, and management.
• Provides clerical or administrative legal services support as requested.

Skills

Excellent communication

Strong administrative skills

High-volume workload management

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Document Management Systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Data entry software

Web-based collaboration tools

Email/calendar management tools

Job description

Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support a national client services team. You will liaise between leadership and the broader national group, handling confidential communications and documents.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 1–2 years in a law firm, and strong MS Office skills. Flexible, hybrid or remote work is available, with a full-time benefits package and salary range of $60,000–$70,000 USD.