About the Role
Highly skilled and knowledgeable Administrative Staff are vital to the overall success of the Firm, assisting attorneys in meeting and exceeding client needs. This position will provide attorneys and clients with a superior level of technical and administrative support.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate complex, senior-level internal/external meetings and conference calls.
- Handle a high volume of phone calls.
- Respond and follow up on client requests.
- Maintain complex and detailed calendars and prioritize meeting requests and related logistics.
- Coordinate a high volume of domestic and international travel arrangements and process business requests.
- Proofread and make revisions to documents as requested.
- Enter attorney’s time via 3E.
- Create, revise and format legal documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
- Conduct internet research as directed by attorneys.
- Establish and maintain paper and electronic files.
- Interface and establish ongoing positive business relationships with clients.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by management.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a support capacity within a law firm, other legal or similar environment.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Strong initiative; ability to exercise sound judgment, work independently and make decisions on behalf of attorneys.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work with different personalities in high-pressure situations.
- Strong administrative and organizational skills; ability to prioritize tasks and juggle multiple priorities.
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills; strong attention to detail.
- Team player; work well under pressure.
- Demonstrate proficiency in all basic, advanced and legal specific applications.
- Demonstrate desire and ability to learn new technology and willingness to share knowledge to assist others.
- Self-starter who can manage competing priorities.
Skills
- Knowledge of Big Law or legal highly preferred.
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- College degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $95,000 - $115,000 annually
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending plan
- 401K plan
- Generous paid time off
- Holidays
About the Company
- Weil seeks the best and brightest talent to join our Administrative Staff team.
- Our employees are the future of Weil so we invest in their training and development.
- Our environment embraces and encourages positive-minded professionals who seek to be challenged and acquire knowledge and skills in an atmosphere built on teamwork.
Equal Opportunity
- All decisions affecting employment at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP are made on the basis of qualification, performance and other pertinent work-related factors, and without discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran’s status, genetic information or any other legally protected status.
