Legal Assistant

Role Overview

• Provides advanced legal secretarial and administrative support to attorneys and other staff within the Sanford Legal Department
• Works collaboratively with multiple attorneys and staff members to meet the day-to-day needs of the department, including clearly communicating with internal and external individuals, managing calendars, monitoring deadlines, coordinating schedules, organizing and maintaining legal files, drafting correspondence, and processing mail and invoices
• Performs administrative support tasks, such as typing, proofreading, scanning, organizing documents, and updating databases
• Processes invoices, check requests, and expense reports for attorneys, law firms, experts, and other vendors
• Triages phone calls, emails, and other communications
• Organizes and saves legal documents and other correspondence to files
• Arranges travel
• Creates letters and other communications
• Schedules meetings, depositions, and mediations
• Responds to requests for claims histories and insurance coverage verifications
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Takes personal ownership of and strives to meet assigned tasks

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Associate degree preferred
• At least one year of applicable experience preferred
• Expertise with various office and legal software programs, including Outlook, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Riskonnect
• Basic knowledge of litigation, pleadings, and legal terminology

Benefits

• Great co-workers
• Challenging and interesting work
• Flexibility with schedule as needed