Showing, one job listing at a time, how toxic a JD is on the job market. Please don't go to law school.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

LEGAL EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT for Sr. Partner, NY Global Law Firm (Downtown)

[Ed.-- I thought this ad looked familiar, and a look through my archives shows that substantially the same ad was posted two weeks ago.  Check out the redline of the two ads.  Oddly, it appears that a master's degree is no longer an advantage for this job.  However, it is 100% certain that they don't want JD's.]

PLEASE E-MAIL your RESUME IN CONFIDENCE to ---> steven@bachrachgroup.com
---I will contact you immediately if your resume looks like it may work

This is a HIGH-LEVEL, LEGAL EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, and/or Legal Secretary Position supporting a Sr. Partner in a NY Global Law Firm located Downtown Manhattan

(no JD's, sorry!)

---> Five (5) + years of Medium to Large size Manhattan Law Firm Experience Supporting an Associate or Partner Level Attorney

---> BACHELOR'S DEGREE with above average GPA is required

---> Bilingual English / MANDARIN is a HUGE PLUS

This Senior Partner works with a significant & Global Book of Business

Starting Salary Range 70-85k, depending on background & experience
---plus excellent Firm Benefits.

Position involves significant responsibilities:
-- Client relations
-- Research
-- Oversight of cases
-- Development of new business
-- Administrative matters
-- Work with partner to learn his cases, clients and business development initiatives
-- Screen communications, answer phones, handle travel and meeting arrangements.
-- Billing, opening new business matters, time entry, budgeting, etc.
-- Assist with management of cases, including large scale federal litigation, advising clients and licensing
-- Conduct on-line business research for existing cases and to develop new business.
-- Work with other staff on cases, including attorneys, case managers and paralegals, as well as clients, co-counsel, witnesses, and experts.
-- Draft documents, letters and other correspondence. Some occasional light personal work.
-- Excellent written and verbal skills (WRITING SAMPLE IS REQUIRED)
-- Understand federal litigation, preferably with knowledge of intellectual property issues (patent matters in particular).
-- High level of computer literacy, including research skills, social media awareness and a general interest in uses of technology in society.
-- Required proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
-- (Worksite, Adobe, Pacer and LexisNexis are helpful, NOT required)
-- General Office Hours are 9:30a - 5:30p -- Flexibility on overtime required.

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