Legal Executive Assistant Manager

Legal Executive Assistant Manager

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS : Base salary up to $170K, depending on experience, plus generous paid overtime, Bonus eligible, Medical, Dental and Vision benefits, vacation and sick / personal days, paid holidays, transit program, 401K, and more!

LOCATION : Los Angeles, CA

THE ORGANIZATION : Elite Law Firm

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Coordinate and maintain daily staffing requirements of legal executive assistants
• Assess workflow with floor coordinators
• Manage workflow between floor coordinators and practice group centers
• Inform manager of and document any potential issues
• Develop team efforts across all practice groups
• Prepare and recommend training, mentoring and individualized assessment training for new and existing legal executive assistants
• Develop and propose new strategies to improve upon cluster and practice group center procedures
• Manage the integration process of new legal executive assistants with the procedures and fundamentals of their practice group
• Educate attorneys on services provided by legal executive assistants
• Communicate with attorneys and legal executive assistants to ensure administrative support standards are met
• Assist manager in annual performance review process

REQUIRED SKILLS :

• Bachelor's degree required
• 5+ years of experience in a role providing legal administrative support, and / or coordinating / supervising such support, in a law firm
• Experience as a legal secretary is a plus
• Knowledge of relevant firm computer software programs such as, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word with the ability to learn new software and operating systems
• Excellent work ethic and strong teamwork skills in a high volume, high pressure environment
• Must be flexible, organized, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines with a calm, pleasant demeanor
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with attorneys, staff and clients
• Able to keep matters confidential