Legal Assistant - Private Client (Minneapolis)
At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping our clients succeed. A full-service law firm with more than 1,000 attorneys and approximately 1,775 on our team, we have the collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services that make us a preeminent law firm.
Taft is seeking a Legal Assistant to support lawyers on our Private Client team in Taft’s Minneapolis office.
We are seeking a Legal Assistant to support our Private Client team in the Minneapolis office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Proactively supports attorneys and paralegals in the trusts and estates practice group.
- Prepares and reviews documents, letters and memoranda according to Firm standards using word processing software and document management systems.
- Drafts and e-files various court pleadings and filings.
- Manages incoming mail to include sorting, circulating, drafting responses, and saving as appropriate.
- Assembles, mails, and saves estate-planning documents, including wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, and various types of trusts.
- Effectively prioritizes work and monitors deadlines and calendars.
- Processes requests for payment and reimbursements.
- Enters attorney billable hours into the firm billing program.
- Creates, maintains and retires files in accordance with Taft’s Information Governance Policy.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to adapt quickly to workplace stressors and to manage competing priorities.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, professionalism and responsiveness.
- Proficient command of the English language and standard grammar rules.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 2+ years’ experience with related legal work preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and ability to learn and use specialized software and tools.
- Proficiency with Kofax/Nuance, InTapp, LMS+, iManage, Bighand or those software programs’ counterparts strongly preferred.
Interested candidates may apply here
Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401K, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus and more. The salary range for this position is $30.00/hr – $41.00/hr. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level.