Legal Assistant - Business and Real Estate (Columbus)

At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping our clients succeed. A full-service law firm with more than 1,250 attorneys and over 2,000 on our team, we have the collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services that make us a preeminent law firm.

Taft is seeking a legal assistant to serve our Business and Real Estate teams in Taft’s Columbus office.

We are seeking a legal assistant with 2+ years of legal and/or office experience to provide administrative support to our team in the Columbus office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides skilled, proactive administrative support to assigned attorneys and others, as needed.
Exhibits outstanding client service in greeting guests, scheduling meetings, and conducting telephone conferences.
Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work; ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Familiarity with real estate documents including but not limited to abstracts of purchase agreements, leases, closing checklists, letters of intent, and tenant estoppel certificates.
Proactively monitors deadlines.
Processes requests for payment and reimbursements as well as time entries/billing.
Assists in managing client contacts, emails, and print documents as well as processing mail.
Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
Creates, maintains and retires files in accordance with Taft’s Information Governance Policy.

Requirements:

2+ years’ experience with legal or office administrative work.
Some education beyond high school or other coursework related to the legal industry preferred.
Strong attention to detail
Proficient command of the English language and standard grammar rules.
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office programs and DocuSign.

Interested candidates may apply here.

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.