Legal Support Specialist - Chicago, United States - Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig

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Chicago, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Greenberg Traurig, a global law firm, has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for a Legal Support Specialist in the Chicago office.

We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package.

Position Summary

The Legal Support Specialist will assist attorneys in the Litigation Department for a multi-national law firm.

Duties & Responsibilities

Processes legal documents on behalf of supported attorneys
Creates and edits briefs, pleadings and other legal documents as necessary such as formatting and preparing tables of contents and tables of authorities
Responsible for filing documents with courts and administrative agencies
Uses Microsoft Outlook to calendar appointments, handle a litigation calendar, and manage attorney schedules
Makes travel arrangements as necessary
Uses written and verbal communication skills on a daily basis during attorney, client and coworker interactions
Manages the phone lines for supported attorneys, fielding calls and conveying messages as necessary
Works with attorney as needed on monthly bills
Processes attorney expense reimbursements and vendor invoices using the Firm's reimbursement software system
Manages files, opens new matters as requested by attorneys and maintains all relevant document inclusions for the files, both electronically and manually, as necessary

Skills & Competencies

Qualification & Prior Experience

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience is preferred
Litigation experience required
Ability to work independently and within a team required

Greenberg Traurig is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Individuals seeking employment at Greenberg Traurig are considered without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, among other protected bases.