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About the Role

King & Spalding is seeking a Legal Practice Assistant in their New York office for the Finance & Restructuring practice group. This role will provide high-level support to attorneys, manage complex schedules, oversee critical legal documentation, and play a key role in exceptional client service.

Responsibilities

• Open new matters, including preparation of engagement letters and conflicts waivers.
• Perform routine administrative duties and collaborate with other administrative departments.
• Maintain client, administrative, and personal filing for lawyers using FileTrail procedures.
• Coordinate domestic and foreign travel, including booking and preparing itineraries.
• Maintain lawyer contacts in Outlook and BD Hub.
• Answer and screen calls, field inquiries, relay messages, and respond to client needs promptly.
• Create, format, edit, and proofread Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
• Draft routine correspondence and forms.
• Assist lawyers with Marketing and Business Development functions, including research and preparing materials.
• Track, organize, and process expense reports, reimbursements, and check requests using Chrome River.
• Maintain CLE records for lawyers.
• Manage and maintain lawyers’ schedules and calendars.
• Schedule and organize meetings and events with various departments.
• Interface with clients, establish positive business relationships, and observe confidentiality.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• One to three years of experience as a legal practice assistant, executive assistant, or project assistant preferred.
• Typing proficiency of at least 65 words per minute preferred.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong technical, organizational, and administrative skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, make timely decisions, and explain reasoning clearly.
• Well-developed Microsoft Office skills, including intermediate proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to format documents using Styles and proofread for grammatical, typographical, and spelling errors.

Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint
• Outlook
• Chrome River
• FileTrail
• BD Hub
• Typing (65 WPM)

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 1-3 years preferred

Education Level

• High school diploma
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $90,000 - $115,000

Benefits

• Health and wellness plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings account
• 401(k) plan
• Profit sharing plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

About the Company

• King & Spalding is a leading global law firm committed to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services.
• We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet complex client needs.
• We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide.
• We seek to attract and develop the very best talent.

Equal Opportunity

• King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.