Gtlaw
Legal Support Specialist - Government Law & Policy and Private Wealth Services
Austin
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 22 days ago
ExcelResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingAdaptabilityOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Candidate should also be flexible to work overtime as needed.
- The role requires familiarity with regulatory, legislative, and policy-related matters, as well as private client services involving estate planning, trusts, and wealth structuring.
Responsibilities
- Types, edits, proofreads, or processes legal documents upon request of assigned attorneys, including correspondence, memoranda, pleadings, or other documents, including policy memoranda, regulatory submissions, comment letters, estate planning documents, trust agreements, wills, and fiduciary-related correspondence.
- Maintains legal files (both paper & electronic), organizes and files documents in designated order
- Updates case information, scans documents, keyboards legal documents, and conducts internet research
- Manages document deliveries and tracks final executed documentation
- Assists in preparing closing transcripts and legal documents to database for ongoing transactions Not sure if this is applicable?
- Assists with other department activities as needed, and performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- Position also requires the ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines, including regulatory or filing deadlines and client-driven timelines.
- Computer proficiency in Windows-based software and Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, as well as document management and other office technologies
- Exceptional computer skills with the ability to learn new software applications quickly
Nice to have
- Receives and/or screens telephone calls for supported attorneys, fields calls and conveys messages as necessary
- Communicates with clients, opposing counsel, courts, government agencies, regulatory bodies, and high-net-worth individuals and their advisors (e.g., accountants, financial advisors, trustees)
- Assists with overflow work and other projects as needed
- Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures or agency rules of assigned practice groups (ex.
- State and Federal court filing, including e-filings), with preferred familiarity in administrative law, regulatory processes, and estate and trust administration.
- Skilled in handling administrative tasks such as lawyer time entry, travel arrangements and processing invoices and expenses
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience is preferred
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a legal secretary within a law firm or other professional organization is preferred
Compensation
- We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment.
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