Construction Legal Administrative Assistant

Talent One is conducting a confidential search for a Construction Legal Administrative Assistant in Hartford, CT. The employer name is disclosed after we confirm relevant experience and interest.

Talent One is conducting a confidential search for this seat. The client is is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to join our Construction Practice Group in our Hartford, CT office. The Legal Administrative Assistant role performs a variety of secretarial duties for attorney(s) and paralegal(s) to whom they are assigned according to established policies and procedures.

The Mandate

• This role will be responsible for maintaining positive contact with clients, attorneys and staff.
• Proofread documents to ensure accuracy.
• Coordinate and handle the filing and retrieval of electronic information using the firm’s document management system.
• Screen telephone calls and record messages.
• Read, sort and date incoming mail; ensure that outgoing mail is handled in a timely and efficient process.
• Establish and maintain calendar and deadline reminder systems utilizing Outlook.
• Prepare and send e-filings.
• Open new files; request conflict of interest checks; maintain all client and general files.

What You Must Bring

• Experience: 3+ years.
• Profile: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Produce for review correspondence, memoranda, and other legal documents in a timely manner and with a high degree of accuracy by utilizing the most effective software solution available. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Proficiency in current versions of Windows and the Microsoft Office Suite of products required; experience with document management systems (iManage) and Elite billing system highly preferred. Approximately three to five years of legal assistant experience in Construction Litigation required.
• Workplace: Hartford, CT.
• Compensation: $75,000 – $85,000.