Legal Assistant - Real Estate (Indianapolis)

Taft is currently seeking a Legal Assistant to join our Real Estate practice group in our Indianapolis Office.

We are seeking a Legal Assistant with 3+ years’ legal assistant experience to support our Real Estate practice group in our Indianapolis office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients. This is an entry-level position.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Exhibits outstanding client service orientation in greeting guests, scheduling meetings, and coordinating telephone conferences.
• Provides skilled, proactive administrative support to Real Estate 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:

• 3+ years’ legal assistant experience, preferably in Real Estate.
• Some education beyond high school or other coursework related to the legal industry preferred.
• Proficiency in the following software applications strongly preferred:
  • Microsoft Office 2010: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • Kofax PDF Converter
  • DeskSite/FileSite/iManage (desired)
  • BigHand Dictation (desired)

Interested candidates should apply here.

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^{Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.}