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Kutak Rock · 18 hours ago

Legal Administrative Assistant

Kutak Rock is a leading national law firm seeking a full-time Legal Administrative Assistant in its Kansas City office. The role involves providing support to attorneys in the Public Finance practice, including preparing legal documents, managing files, and assisting with various administrative tasks.

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Responsibilities

Prepare, proofread and/or edit legal transactional documents, correspondence, and/or contracts in draft and final form to incorporate handwritten or typed revisions
Assist with compiling transcripts, reviewing, summarizing, and coding pertinent documents
Create and manage virtual closing rooms/collaboration sites
Prepare legal documents for e-mail transmission to clients
Identify and compile documents for closings
Assemble signature pages and final documents for transcripts
Handle confidential records and information with discretion
Organize and maintain extensive sets of files, both electronic and paper
Maintain e-mails and documents within the Firm’s Document Management System (NetDocs) and properly profile each document pursuant to the Firm’s Document Retention Policy
General office duties, such as preparing scans, copies, printing e-mails and documents
Filing Real Estate documents and/or UCC searches/filings
Assist with other tasks as assigned or necessary within the Department
Flexible with hours when work demands, and other duties as assigned

Qualification

Microsoft Office 365Legal terminology knowledgeAttention to detailOrganizational skillsMultitaskingVerbal communicationWritten communicationTeam-orientedAdaptabilityWork under pressure

Required

Ability to work under pressure of deadlines and prioritize tasks efficiently
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; aptitude to interface with lawyers, clients, and staff
Keen attention to detail and high level of accuracy
Ability to prioritize and multitask
Ability to manage workload effectively for multiple attorneys
Corporative and able to thrive in a team-oriented environment
Adaptability to each attorney's working style
Excellent organizational skills
Knowledge of PC and Windows applications, especially Microsoft Office 365, Word, and other Office products
Familiarity with legal terminology and procedures
High School or equivalent required

Preferred

College degree preferred
Experience in legal secretarial field preferred

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Dependent Life
Disability
Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
Flexible Spending Plan
Health Savings Account
Profit-Sharing and 401(k) Retirement benefits
Discretionary bonuses
Nine Paid Holidays per calendar year
1 hour of paid vacation leave accrued for every 16 hours worked
1 hours of paid sick leave accrued for every 30 hours worked
Paid parental leave
Fertility coverage assistance
Adoption and surrogacy financial assistance
Bereavement
Jury duty
Military leave
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care
Domestic Partner Benefits
Commuting Benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Referral Program
Some of the foregoing benefits include Employer/Employee cost sharing.

Company

Kutak Rock

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Kutak Rock is a large law firm with over 500 lawyers that specializes in business and corporate law.

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2021 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Aaron A. Myers
Partner
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Adam R. Baird, LL.M.
Tax Partner
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