Legal Support Specialist
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP · US
Palo Alto, California Job Description The San Francisco office is seeking to hire a Legal Support Specialist. The Legal Support Specialist plays a key role i...
Job description
Palo Alto, California Job Description: The San Francisco office is seeking to hire a Legal Support Specialist. The Legal Support Specialist plays a key role in providing daily administrative and practice support to attorneys and legal professionals across multiple practice areas. The Legal Support Specialist works closely with paralegals and Legal Practice Coordinators (Legal Secretaries) to assist with document preparation, coordination, and general administrative support. The position requires the ability to perform client‑billable work as directed. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preparing expense reports, check requests, new business memos, and engagement letters; coordinating mailings and binder preparation; entering and maintaining calendar items; editing prebills; maintaining electronic files; assisting with travel arrangements; and scheduling meetings. The Legal Support Specialist will also assist attorneys with document production, compiling and organizing materials, preparing and quality‑checking binders to ensure accuracy and proper collation, and managing both physical and electronic files. Additional duties include creating hyperlinks, assisting with...