Legal Practice Assistant

Cozen O’Connor has an excellent opportunity for a Legal Practice Assistant with strong Litigation and Executive Support experience to support our Emerging Data Privacy Trends Team.  The position is based in Chicago. The candidate will support the team’s Chair and Vice Chair in Chicago whose practice  includes team members in  California, DC, New York, Miami, and Philadelphia. The ideal candidate is team-oriented, an enthusiastic self-starter who can multitask under time constraints with exceptional attention to detail, take initiative, think strategically and independently, and interact professionally with clients and within all levels of the Firm. The position requires excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills for assisting attorneys in various aspects of the practice group. 

• Type, transcribe and revise all communications and legal documents including memoranda, correspondence, legal documents for court filings, charts and tables using various word processing software
• Prepare and submit electronic filings in federal and state courts
• Proofread all work for typographical and grammatical purposes 
• Provide litigation support as needed, including legal documents prepared for filings and submissions, hearing and exhibit preparations, coordinate court reporters, prepare courtesy copies of pleadings, ordering transcripts (hearing and/or depositions), and other support tasks as needed
• Maintain attorneys’ calendars; support advance meeting preparation, follow-up as needed and confirm various meetings throughout the workday; setting up Microsoft Teams meetings
• Make travel arrangements for assigned attorneys
• Open, organize, prepare and maintain client and office files both in electronic and paper filing systems, in coordination with Administrative Assistant
• Use the Firm's docketing program. Enter all required scheduling and dates in the program
• Track, compile, organize, and submit expense reimbursements and vendor invoices into the firm’s finance database (Chrome River)
• Assist with closing files per department protocol upon file conclusion
• Coordinate details for client/guest meetings, including breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
• Assist in obtaining and reserving conference rooms for depositions and meetings, including confirming videoconferencing needs and attendee numbers

• Must have at least 5-7 years legal and/or executive secretarial experience
• Extensive and thorough working knowledge of software applications as tools to complete assigned tasks, preferably iManage/DeskSite/WorkSite, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, InTapp, Big Hand, Docket Enterprise, DTE, ChromeRiver
• Prior demonstrated experience with court electronic filings (federal and state). E-filing experience in the state or federal courts in Illinois, California, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania is required
• Proficient in advanced levels of Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel and Word and the use and application of Styles, Redlining, Adobe Pro and PDF Docs4.  If not proficient, must be able to operate the Firm’s software applications on an advanced level within a reasonable period of time
• Typing skills of 60+ w.p.m. 
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask and problem-solve
• Outstanding written and verbal communications. Must be able to interact with clients, attorneys, and staff professionally
• Assignments may change from time to time, and flexibility is essential.  Legal Practice Assistants are expected to extend support and service to primary attorneys and any attorney within the Emerging Data Privacy trends team. 
• Required to be in office at least 3 days per week
• High School Diploma or its equivalent required

The salary range for this role is $75,000 - $90,000 and represents the Firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications and location.