Legal Support Assistant
McDermott Will & Emery
- Washington DC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- A Firm where everyone belongs: Our award-winning culture prioritizes warmth and authenticity — we encourage you to be yourself!
- Enthusiasm for diverse perspectives: We’re smarter and stronger when everyone has a voice and a seat at the table. We welcome unique viewpoints and ideas, and we make opportunities for you and your career to thrive.
- Support to feel your best and do your best: Wellness is integral to building a successful career and a rich life. That’s why our benefits program supports your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, with an emphasis on work/life balance.
- Real rewards for real work: We offer generous compensation packages that recognize hard work and excellence.
- Coordinate meeting logistics including scheduling attendees, videoconferences, and conference rooms requesting equipment, preparing presentation materials, arranging refreshments, and welcoming visitors
- Coordinate travel arrangements including hotel, flight, and transportation services
- Create Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations including graphics and transitions
- Input, review, edit, and update attorney time entries in Intapp
- Edit, proofread, and redline documents and correspondence for accuracy, grammar, and formatting
- Prepare documents and emails for attorney review, including letters, forms, charts, spreadsheets, and presentations
- Proofread documents and emails for accuracy
- Create, organize, and maintain electronic files via the Firm’s cloud systems and in accordance with Firm records retention policies
- Bachelor’s degree
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and judgment skills
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities
- Ability to handle and maintain confidential information
- Ability to learn new concepts and skills quickly
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk and hear
- Employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds