Legal Secretary - Family Law (Temporary potentially to Permanent)

Offit Kurman, a growing full-service law firm, is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to join its Charlotte, NC office.
Candidates must possess 3-5+ years of successful administrative support working as a legal administrative assistant or legal secretary in a Family Law practice.
**This position is temporary but there is the potential to go permanent.
** Primary Responsibilities: Organize and maintain case filing and retrieval systems.
Heavy attorney calendar management, organizing and scheduling external and internal meetings, teleconferences, networking events, etc.
, maintain attorney calendars for court dates, reminders, and follow-ups.
Monitor and calendar attorney court dates through the NCCourts Family Law calendaring portal.
Assist with consultation set up and opening, maintaining, and closing client files.
Assists with preparation of and filing/serving of court documents by mail or electronically via court e-filing.
Proofread and review filings and other court papers prior to filing.
Drafts court papers including but not limited to one-page motions, certificates of service, entries of appearance, as well as correspondence and memos.
Create and organize materials for hearings, such as exhibit binder preparation.
Handle extensive client contact, both via phone, email, and in-person.
Maintain attorney credit card reconciliations, time entry, and other internal procedures.
Qualifications: Minimum 3 years supporting family law practice.
Proactive work style and analytical skills: able to quickly read, review, verify and route correspondence, reports and legal documents.
Strong production skills with ability to produce accurate work product when formatting documents, inputting data, editing, copying, scanning.
Excellent client service skills with proven record of building effective relationships with both internal and external clients.
Comfortability with meeting clients in person.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Internet research skills, document management systems, attorney time entry software.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in grammar and spelling.
Offit Kurman is one of the fastest-growing, full-service law firms in the United States.
Offit Kurman offers a collegial, comfortable, and professional work environment, as well as competitive salary and benefits, to include Paid Time Off and 401(k) matching.
We are a proud EEO employer and we are committed to a diverse workforce.
Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level and competencies.
**This role is open to agency submissions.