Legal Assistant - Real Estate (Chicago)
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 serve our Real Estate team in Taft’s Chicago office.
We are seeking a legal assistant with 2+ years of legal and/or office experience to provide administrative support to our team in the Chicago office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Exhibits outstanding client service in greeting guests, scheduling meetings, and conducting telephone conferences.
- Provides skilled, proactive administrative support to attorneys and others, on occasion as needed.
- Displays strong attention to detail.
- Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work.
- Prepares and reviews letters and memoranda according to Firm standards using word processing and document management systems.
- Proactively monitors deadlines.
- Processes requests for payment and reimbursements.
- Creates, maintains, and retires files in accordance with Taft’s Information Governance Policy.
- Assists in managing client contacts, emails, and print documents, as well as processing mail.
- Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
- Transcribes dictation.
- Files documents with the courts electronically.
Requirements:
- 2+ years’ experience with legal or office administrative work.
- Some education beyond high school or other coursework related to the legal industry preferred.
- Proficient command of the English language and standard grammar rules.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.
Interested candidates may apply here.