Legal Administrative Assistant

Job description

Please note that Jackson Walker is not currently accepting search firm submissions in connection with this opening. Legal Administrative Assistant FLSA Status: Non-Exempt: Department: Land Use: Reports To: Office Administrator: Jackson Walker, the largest law firm in Texas, has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for a Legal Administrative Assistant in our Austin office. This role provides secretarial and administrative assistance to attorneys in our Land Use Practice Group (“PG”), performing complex and specialized secretarial and clerical tasks while working collaboratively with others in a team-oriented environment. This position supports a set of attorneys as a primary assignment and also provides back-up secretarial assistance to others as assigned. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: QUALIFICATIONS: Education: - Provides excellent customer service to clients – answer and direct phone calls, relay messages to attorney(s), greeting clients for scheduled meetings. - Regularly and proactively anticipates needs of assigned attorneys in order to promote timekeeper efficiencies (i.e., drafts correspondence, prepares legal documents). - Assists with accurate timesheet entry...