Commercial Real Estate Legal Assistant (Transactional side) AND/OR Floating Legal Assistant

Our client is a leading mid-sized law firm with offices around the tri-state and Florida. They offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits plan including medical and dental insurance, group term life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, long-term disability insurance, optional term life insurance, flexible spending accounts, Aflac, 401(k), paid time off, referral bonuses and paid holidays.

They currently have a need for two legal assistants: One in Commercial Real Estate (Transacational side) and one as a floater. Both should come with 5+ years of experience working for a law firm with a background in transactional real estate (for RE role) or cross industry experience for the floater position.

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants must have 5+ years of law firm experience.
• A background in transactional real estate matters
• Candidates must be able to type 55+ wpm and have excellent spelling, grammar and organizational skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and work both independently and as a team member.
• Candidate will also provide attorneys with administrative support.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Assist attorneys with client communication, creating, formatting and revising legal documents, straight typing, proofread work for accuracy prior to returning to attorneys, and answering phones.
• Enter attorney time using iTimekeep.
• Submit expense and reimbursement reports using Chrome River.
• Manage and prioritize incoming email and correspondence.
• Scan and e-mail documents
• Exhibit professional maturity at all times
• Demonstrate an attitude of cooperation with legal staff, peers and administrators.

Hybrid Hours:

Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Minimum 3 days a week in office

2 days a week remotely