Legal Support Assistant ($45,000-52,000 per year)

Downtown Pittsburgh law firm is in need of an experienced Legal Secretary/Assistant.

Responsibilities:

• Providing general administrative and office support
• Preparation of documents and correspondence, red-lining, etc.
• Entering attorneys’ time, on occasion
• Tracking data in Excel spreadsheets
• Provide coverage in the absence of other legal staff
• Answering the phone and routing calls
• Scheduling and calendaring (including entry of tasks in Outlook)
• Opening, maintaining, and closing files as appropriate
• Receiving and routing incoming mail and emails

Requirements:

• 3+ years of general legal office support experience
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient MSOffice skills; experience with document management and time entry software
• Ability to learn new software as needed
• Team player willing to work effectively with employees at all levels