Overview
Legal Assistant Jobs in San Francisco, CA at Avata Partners
Title: Legal Assistant
Company: Avata Partners
Location: San Francisco, CA
Avata Partners is seeking an experienced legal assistant with at least 5 years of experience in trust and estate law to join their SF team. This is a permanent position that will support one partner, two associates and a paralegal.
This position will be responsible for providing administrative support and secretarial assistance to assigned attorneys/legal personnel pertaining to all aspects of trusts and estates. Assignment involves a level of document production, administrative functions, and client contact requiring excellent secretarial and technical skills.
Duties will include:
Generate, prepare, and organize documentation and forms requisite to the trusts and estates practice area, such as wills, codicils, agreements, amendments, trusts, powers, designations, distribution provisions, etc.
Create, edit, and compile large, complex, heavily formatted documents as well as prepare routine correspondence, memoranda, and other legal documents from draft or dictated. Proofread all documents for accuracy and completeness.
Manage and maintain calendar and assist in meeting deadlines. Heavy client contact and must schedule appointments and meetings, arrange for conference rooms, and communicate information to all respective parties.
Answer the telephone, and screen and process incoming telephone calls. Set up conference calls.
Input attorney/legal personnel’s time utilizing the Firm’s time entry software on a daily basis.
Receive, sort, and distribute incoming mail. Process outgoing mail to assure timely delivery. Send filing electronically on an ongoing basis.
Open new client matters and request conflict of interest checks.
Make travel arrangements, prepare itineraries, and compile documents for travel-related meetings
Notary is a huge plus. Prior experience with iManage also ideal but not required. Salary is up to $120K.
