Legal Executive Assistant
Our client is an organization in the Green Bay area looking for a Legal Executive Assistant. Our client is looking for someone with strong executive-level administrative experience, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to support multiple professionals in a fast-paced environment. This individual will provide high-level support to attorneys while helping coordinate day-to-day office operations and serving as a key resource across the organization.
The Legal Executive Assistant will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide executive-level administrative support to multiple attorneys, managing competing priorities and deadlines.
- Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate appointments and other commitments.
- Prepare initial drafts and shells of legal documents for attorney review.
- Proofread, edit, and format legal documents, correspondence, and other materials with a high level of accuracy.
- Coordinate printing, scanning, filing, and large document transfers to clients and other parties.
- Assist with court filings and other legal administrative processes as needed.
- Maintain accurate time entries and support legal billing processes, including tracking billable time.
- Coordinate day-to-day office needs, including staff coverage, PTO schedules, and administrative workflow.
- Delegate appropriate assignments to paralegals and Legal Executive Assistants to ensure work is completed efficiently.
- Serve as a key point of contact between the Green Bay and Appleton offices, helping facilitate communication and coordination.
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and oversight to administrative support staff as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive client, legal, and organizational information.
- Identify opportunities to improve administrative processes, workflows, and overall office efficiency.
- Support attorneys and office leadership with special projects and additional administrative responsibilities as needed.
The Legal Executive Assistant will possess the following:
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Strong Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Legal Executive Assistant, or related professional support experience required.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully support multiple professionals and manage competing priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a professional and service-oriented approach.
- Ability to proofread, format, and prepare professional documents with a high degree of accuracy.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with attorneys, clients, and administrative professionals.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
- Desire to build a long-term career and become a trusted resource within the organization.
- Legal Executive Assistant or law firm experience preferred.
- Familiarity with court filings and legal processes preferred.
- Experience with legal billing, time entry, and billable-hour environments preferred.
- Previous leadership, office coordination, or administrative staff supervision experience is a plus.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The compensation philosophy reflects the Company’s reasonable expectation at the time of posting. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience level, and overall qualifications. This role may also be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefit and incentive programs, subject to the rules governing those programs.
