DLA Piper is hiring: Legal Administrative Assistant in Miami

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Summary

The Legal Administrative Assistant (LAA), working in collaboration with and in support of the firm’s strategic initiatives, provides a wide range of administrative and clerical support to attorneys and legal teams. You will be essential in ensuring the smooth operation of the firm’s administrative functions and require a high level of organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. As the LAA, you will collaborate regularly with Legal Support Assistants (LSAs), Legal Executive Assistants (LEAs), and attorneys on various tasks and assignments, ensuring work is properly allocated and completed on time. This role requires a high level of flexibility and willingness to work in a fast‑paced environment where multiple projects may have to be prioritized for the firm’s attorneys. Projects will often require high‑level technical skills with Microsoft Office programs or various types of legal software commonly seen in law firms.

Location

This position is located in our Miami office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provides practice‑specific support to multiple associates, partners, and other attorneys, leveraging knowledge about unique practice tasks, requirements, and functions, and can prioritize work accordingly.
• Drafts, edits, and proofreads legal documents, communications, files, or presentations to ensure accuracy.
• Oversees the maintenance and organization of electronic and paper filing systems within the firm’s DMS/repositories. Ensures all work products are easily accessible and up to date.
• Collaborates with other LAAs or LEAs to complete more complex projects or provide administrative support for any assigned attorneys. Provides mentorship, guidance, and delegation to LSAs who assist with projects as appropriate. Provides key status updates on projects to any assigned attorneys, offering or delegating direct‑action support in the event of escalation.
• Organizes and monitors assignments within the firm’s workflow tool, ensuring that administrative tasks