Legal Assistant - Private Client

Legal Assistant - Private Client (Minneapolis)

At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping our clients succeed. A full-service law firm with more than 1,250 attorneys and over 2,000 on our team, we have the collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services that make us a preeminent law firm.

Taft is seeking a Legal Assistant to support lawyers on our Private Client team in Taft’s Minneapolis office.

We are seeking a Legal Assistant to support our Private Client team in the Minneapolis office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Proactively supports attorneys and paralegals in the trusts and estates practice group.
• Prepares and reviews documents, letters and memoranda according to Firm standards using word processing software and document management systems.
• Drafts and e-files various court pleadings and filings.
• Manages incoming mail to include sorting, circulating, drafting responses, and saving as appropriate.
• Assembles, mails, and saves estate-planning documents, including wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, and various types of trusts.
• Effectively prioritizes work and monitors deadlines and calendars.
• Processes requests for payment and reimbursements.
• Enters attorney billable hours into the firm billing program.
• Creates, maintains and retires files in accordance with Taft’s Information Governance Policy.

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to adapt quickly to workplace stressors and to manage competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, professionalism and responsiveness.
• Proficient command of the English language and standard grammar rules.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years’ experience with related legal work preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and ability to learn and use specialized software and tools.
• Proficiency with Kofax/Nuance, InTapp, LMS+, iManage, Bighand or those software programs’ counterparts strongly preferred.

Interested candidates should apply here.

Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401K, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus and more. The salary range for this position is $30.00/hr – $41.00/hr. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.

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