Legal Assistant – Commercial Real Estate/Land Use – Clearwater Office

Hill Ward Henderson has an excellent opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join our successful Commercial Real Estate/Land Use team in the Clearwater, FL office.  We are looking for qualified candidates who want to work as a team and take ownership and make a valuable contribution to a dynamic team.

THIS IS AN IN-OFFICE POSITION

Essential Duties:

• Manage the day-to-day schedules of the attorneys.
• Assist attorneys with preparation of legal documents.  Create, edit, and proofread work product to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain multiple attorneys’ calendars – deadlines, appointments and meetings.
• Processing reimbursements, expense reports and check requests.
• Inputs, reviews, edits, and closes timekeepers' time entries.
• Handles monthly client billing. Reviews billing pre-bills for accuracy and completeness. Performs client, matter and timekeeper inquiries, and narrative edits.
• Opens new matters and generate client conflict checks. Sets up and maintains timekeeper's work files, including daily and regular filing.
• Greeting all visitors/clients coming to the office.
• Serve as office manager for Clearwater location.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a legal assistant supporting multiple attorneys.
• Prior experience in litigation and/or real estate practice areas.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint and other software.
• Experience with a document management system and time entry system preferred.
• Excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Attention to detail and good organizational and analytical skills.
• Flexible attitude and the ability to deal well with changing assignments and priorities.

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