Legal Assistant - Finance (Indianapolis)

We are seeking a legal assistant with 2+ years of legal experience to provide administrative support to our Finance team in the Indianapolis office. All Taft employees operate under a "Client First" philosophy-in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides skilled, proactiveadministrative support to attorneys.
• Displays strong attention to detail.
• Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work.
• Create, review and edit various documents (document management system/iManage experience preferred)
• Reviews, inventories and saves signature pages.
• Compiles documents for closing using transaction checklist.
• Works with attorneys/paralegals to obtain documents for completion of closing books, and assembles closing books for attorney review.
• Proactively monitors work deadlines.
• Processes requests for payments and reimbursements.
• Creates, maintains and retires files in accordance with Taft's Information Governance Policy.
• Assists in managing client contacts, emails, print documents, and incoming and outgoing mail.
• Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
• Exhibits outstanding client service orientation in greeting guests, scheduling meetings, and conducting telephone conferences.

Requirements:

• 2+ years' related legal experience in a law firm or legal setting.
• Some education beyond high school or other coursework related to the legal industry preferred.
• Proficient command of the English language and standard grammar rules.
• Proficiency withMicrosoft Office programs.

Candidates interested may apply here.