Office Assistant
Denver, CO
Lewis Roca is a top ranked Am Law 200 commercial law firm and one of the largest in the Western United States. We are seeking an Office Assistant to join our team!
Summary:
The Office Assistant will be a highly-motivated, organized individual with the desire to learn and to provide exceptional service to our teams and clients. This role will perform receptionist duties, and provide clerical support to attorneys, paralegals, and other legal staff. Success in this position requires the ability to balance a variety of tasks with accuracy and proficiency while maintaining organization and attention to detail. Due to the nature of this role, the Office Assistant will be required to work in the office 5 days a week.
About Lewis Roca:
Our award-winning team of lawyers offer extensive experience in a wide range of disciplines. We strive to be the employer of choice in the legal community. Our goal is to attract talent of varied backgrounds who meet our standards of excellence and reflect the marketplace that we serve. We embrace this diversity; it contributes to our success.
As of January 1, 2025, Lewis Roca will combine with Womble Bond Dickinson (US). Bringing together two large, multi-practice law firms creates a powerhouse firm with more than 1,300 attorneys in 37 offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. To learn more about this combination, please click here.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Answering phones, routing calls to appropriate parties, answering general inquiries for all office locations
- Greeting clients
- Organizing, indexing, labeling, and maintaining electronic files
- Ability to follow firm protocols in work and administrative matters
- Locating and retrieving documents
- Scanning, copying, and printing projects
- Electronic document profiling; coding documents in databases
- Opening and closing files
- Basic Internet searches
- Assisting with time entry
- Assisting with preparation of documents for events, such as meetings, arbitrations, mediations, trials
- Performing a variety of special projects
- Assisting with expense reporting
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
- Technology literacy required; demonstrated skill in the use of MS Office Suite, Web browsers, PDF compilation programs, databases, etc. preferred
- Strong organizational skills required, including the ability to effectively organize, index, sort, label, and file documents with accuracy and proficiency
- Effective searching skills required, including the ability to locate and retrieve electronic and hard copy documents and locate basic information via the Internet, often with minimal information to start
- Ability to lift a 40-pound banker's filing box, heavy binders, and push or pull a loaded cart required
- At least 1 year of experience performing Office Assistant duties; experience working in a law firm preferred
- Data entry accuracy and proficiency highly desired, including the ability to identify how and where to profile electronic documents and how to code documents in databases
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
- Experience with preparing mail and packages for delivery with carriers helpful
- Demonstrated ability to comprehend details and work at a fast pace with a high degree of accuracy
- Ability to organize and index electronic or hard copy documents and compile same into binders, CDs, DVDs, or other media, including portable drives in preparation for deadlines and events
- Professional demeanor and experience communicating through different channels, and with different personalities/audiences
- Willingness to take direction from others, and ability to work independently on assignments with demonstrated judgment in when to seek assistance
- Diplomacy and calmness under pressure or changing priorities
Pay rate: $20-22/hr depending on experience
Lewis Roca offers competitive compensation and benefits, including:
- 401(k) with generous employer match
- 3 weeks of paid time off
- 10-paid holidays per year
- Benefits start on day 1
- Several medical plan options to choose from, including traditional plans and HSA qualified plans
- Tuition reimbursement
- Gym reimbursement
- Well-being program
- Employer-paid life insurance and long term disability
- And much more!
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in Lewis Roca. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply for this Position." No phone calls, please. We will contact you if your resume indicates that you are a strong candidate for this position. #LI-LH1 #LI-ONSITE
We are not accepting resumes from search firms for this position.
Lewis Roca is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, color, age, physical or mental disability, spousal affiliation, marital status, a serious medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.
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Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
Oct 03, 2024