Spaulding Mccullough & Tansil Llp - Santa Rosa, CA

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Santa Rosa, CA
11-50 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Spaulding McCullough & Tansil LLP is a 20 attorney, top-rated full-service law firm located in Santa Rosa, California. We pride ourselves on our friendly, team-oriented work atmosphere and our strong commitment to serving our clients. We have been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for six consecutive years by the North Bay Business Journal, and we are excited to invite a new member to our team! We are currently seeking a full-time legal secretary or legal assistant to support our business department, specifically focusing on transactional legal work. This role involves performing complex and specialized legal administrative duties that support one or more assigned business attorneys. The successful candidate will collaborate with other staff members and provide periodic support to other attorneys and departments as needed. The position is based in our Santa Rosa office, and candidates must be able to reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work. After an initial six-month period of acclimating to our culture and processes, there may be an option for hybrid work arrangements. In this role, you will be responsible for drafting, formatting, proofreading, and redlining corporate and transactional legal documents. You will manage and organize documents, ensuring they conform to both firm and legal styles. Monitoring emails to identify scheduling and other tasks needed to support attorneys will be a key part of your responsibilities, as will drafting and proofreading emails on behalf of attorneys. You will also schedule meetings with attorneys and clients, coordinating complex schedules using the firm's calendaring tools, and calendar legal dates and deadlines. Additionally, you will plan and set up lunches and other events, as well as assist with various administrative tasks and special projects as needed. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision. You will be expected to develop and maintain professional, friendly relationships with colleagues and clients, and demonstrate advanced proficiency in Microsoft and Adobe applications.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, format, proofread, and redline corporate/transactional legal documents.
  • Document management and organization, editing and formatting documents to conform to firm and legal styles.
  • Monitor emails to identify scheduling and other tasks needed to support attorneys.
  • Draft and proofread emails on behalf of attorneys.
  • Schedule meetings with attorneys and clients, coordinating complex schedules using the firm's calendaring tools.
  • Calendar legal dates and deadlines.
  • Plan and set up lunches and other events.
  • Assist with administrative tasks and special/miscellaneous projects as needed.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Minimum two (2) years directly relevant legal secretarial experience or minimum four (4) years of executive assistant experience in a position that requires performance of tasks similar to the major duties and responsibilities of this position.
  • Excellent MS Office skills (Word and Excel).
  • Excellent Adobe Acrobat skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with little supervision.

Nice-to-haves

  • Personal assistant experience.
  • Mid-level Microsoft Office proficiency.

Benefits

  • Free parking
  • Health savings account
  • Disability insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Flexible spending account
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Employee assistance program
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Life insurance
  • Retirement plan
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