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About the Role
We are seeking a Legal Assistant with excellent organizational skills and a keen eye for detail to join our Business & Tax legal team. This position supports attorneys and paralegals by performing administrative duties, including drafting correspondence, answering phones, and communicating with attorneys and clients. The ideal candidate is a polished professional who exercises discretion and professionalism.
Responsibilities
- Assist attorneys and paralegals with corporate forms, transactional documents, and closings (including invoices, wires, and binders).
- Provide administrative support: transcription, calendars, meetings, filings, courier coordination, and reception relief.
- Open new files, run conflicts checks, and maintain organized client and firm records.
- Draft correspondence, legal documents, and indexes; assemble electronic and physical binders.
- Maintain corporate minute books, stock records, and related filings; research and retrieve corporate records online.
- Record attorney time, coordinate billing, accounts receivable, and support overflow projects as needed.
Requirements
- 1-3 years prior law firm administrative assistant experience preferred
- Working knowledge of Kofax, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong typing, computer, organizational, and administrative skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritize workload and independently manage multiple tasks
- Must be a team player and use firm resources effectively and efficiently
- Must maintain professional contact with attorneys and staff and observe confidentiality of client and firm matters
- Type a minimum of 60 wpm
- Employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands/fingers to type, hold, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- Regularly required to talk or hear.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
Skills
- Kofax
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Outlook
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Typing
- Computer skills
- Organizational skills
- Administrative skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Prioritization
- Task management
- Teamwork
- Professionalism
- Confidentiality
Location
- Buffalo, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- M-F, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Experience Level
- 1-3 years prior law firm administrative assistant experience preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $20-$30 per hour
About the Company
- Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP is a leading and reputable full-service law firm dedicated to providing exceptional legal services to our clients.
- We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment where every team member is valued and respected.
- We encourage open communication, teamwork, and professional growth.
- Our firm promotes a healthy work-life balance and supports the well-being of our employees.
Equal Opportunity
- Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We value an open mind, dedication to work, and a collaborative spirit.
- We hire based on these qualities, a job’s requirements, our business needs, and an applicant’s qualifications.
- We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind—in the hiring process or in the workplace.
- We comply with the ADA and consider reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants/employees to perform essential functions.
- We participate in E-Verify.
- We will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S.
- We will only use E-Verify once an employee has accepted a job offer and completed Form I-9.