Our client is a prestigious law firm in Downtown Austin and they are looking for a Legal Assistant Manager to join their team! Please note, both law firm experience and experience managing legal admins is required.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Answering the phones, taking accurate messages, and handling urgent/confidential calls with appropriate judgment.
- Maintaining partner's calendars, scheduling all meetings and conference calls, responding to e-mails and phone calls requesting meetings, resolving meeting conflicts and prioritization issues
- Drafting, creating, and updating various attorney documents such as docket sheets and case file logs.
- Arranging all aspects of travel, keeping partners' travel profiles up-to-date, managing approvals for any travel, arranging flights, hotels, rental car and sedan service, currency exchange, and preparing all itineraries.
- Preparing and submitting all expense reports on a timely basis
- Ad hoc projects
Requirements:
- 3+ years of legal admin experience at a law firm
- Experience managing/supervising other legal admins is required
- Experience supporting a Corporate or Litigation practice area is a plus
- Bachelor's degree is preferred
- Strong editing/proofreading skills
The salary range for this role is $70,000-$120,000, commensurate with experience.