Legal Assistant at Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC
Nashville, TN
About the Job
Beacon Hill Legal is partnering with a national law firm client that is looking for a Legal Assistant to join their office located in Nashville, TN.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to attorneys
- Draft and edit legal documents and correspondence with a focus on accuracy and completeness
- Manage deadlines and key dates, ensuring proper calendaring
- Communicate with clients and contacts regarding meeting schedules and other arrangements
- Answer phone calls, handle routine inquiries, or direct calls to the appropriate attorney or staff member
- Research and respond to information requests from attorneys and clients
- Organize and maintain both physical and electronic files and documents
- Enter and review attorney time entries, ensuring accuracy on timesheets
- Organize and process client billing promptly
- Coordinate business travel arrangements for attorneys
- Perform conflict of interest checks and create new client files
- Prepare engagement letters and conflict waivers
- Process expense reports and reimbursement requests
- Assist attorneys with CLE compliance and business development activities
- Handle additional duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years of legal assistant experience in a law firm
- Prior transactional experience is required; construction law experience is preferred
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Expertise in preparing and managing PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat
- Solid understanding of document management systems; experience with NetDocs is a plus
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Strong proofreading skills and keen attention to detail
- Ability to manage competing deadlines and priorities
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with a professional demeanor
- High level of discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information
- Flexibility to work overtime as needed
If you are an experienced legal assistant looking to join a dynamic team, apply today!
Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.
California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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Company Profile:
Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.
Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.
Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.
We look forward to working with you.
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