Legal Assistant

Albany, NY

Fusco Personnel is actively recruiting for a Legal Assistant, to join our client in the Albany, NY area. This is a full-time, direct hire opportunity. The ideal candidate will perform a wide range of administrative and clerical tasks for a group of attorneys.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Drafting and formatting memos, correspondence, legal documents and various forms.

• Proofread material for correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting.
• Organize workload to comply with deadlines and priorities established by attorneys.
• Open and maintain client files including records management related to clients and to the firm.
• Schedule court depositions, court reporters, expert witnesses, hearings, and other special functions.
• Schedule practice related meetings and appointments.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 2+ years of administrative experience in the legal field or equivalent.
• 2 or 4 year college degree a plus
• Knowledge of legal terminology, legal forms and documents, legal practices and procedures and how to resource.
• Strong technical skills, including knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, document management programs and Internet applications.
• Attention to detail including proof reading experience to include correcting grammatical, typographical and spelling errors and perform minor editing of routine law correspondence and legal case matters.
• Multi-tasking and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and act with discretion.

Salary

• $52-65k

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