McCarter & English LLP is actively seeking a Legal Assistant for its Hartford, CT office. If you have the appropriate experience, we invite you to consider joining our team. Please send your resume and cover letter to the attention of Christine Lydon, Esq., at recruiting@mccarter.com.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Transcribes legal briefs, correspondence, letters, minutes of meetings, and confidential memorandum
- Types a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts; relays instructions to other staff and attorneys as directed by the supervisor
- Prepares, maintains and confirms daily work calendars and schedules meetings and appointments
- Reads, sorts and dates incoming mail and ensures outgoing mail is timely delivered; if necessary routes mail to a specific delivery service
- Enter time diaries into DTE when requested
- Prepare expense reports
- Answers telephone calls, transfers calls to the appropriate person and takes accurate messages in their absence
- Assist other attorneys and secretaries within the firm through the direction of the supervisor/coordinator
RELATED DUTIES
- Photocopy and collate documents for mailings
- Compile and prepare reports and presentations
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Training and Experience
- Three to five years of legal secretarial experience. Must type a minimum of 70 words per minute.
- Commercial real estate experience preferred
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skill
- Comprehensive knowledge of modern legal office practices and procedures
- Considerable knowledge of legal documents preparation, legal terminology and court procedures
- Proven proofreading ability
- Comprehensive knowledge of MS office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
- Use a personal computer and other office equipment
- Must be able to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment
- Ability to type accurately and transcribe from a dictaphone or similar equipmen
t - Excellent oral and written communication skills
Note: While the list of essential duties is intended to be as inclusive as possible, there may be other duties, which are essential to particular positions within the class.
McCarter & English, LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer