Practice Assistant - Real Estate

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We are a Firm where people truly believe in what they do and strive to achieve the highest standards of performance and success. This position is based in our New York office. General Description: We are seeking a Practice Assistant - Real Estate. Practice Assistants provide high-quality administrative support to a group of lawyers and professionals in a team environment, effectively and efficiently meeting Firm/client needs. Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions: Communicate effectively and professionally with clients, lawyers, and co-workers via email, by telephone, and in person; answer telephone, providing responses to routine questions from clients and staff members, and/or route calls to appropriate lawyer or staff member; arrange conference calls and greet clients. Create, draft, format, edit, proofread, and manage Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations; draft routine business correspondence, forms, and documents under the supervision of an appropriate lawyer/professional. Schedule domestic and foreign travel through Firm travel system, including flights, hotels, and/or car rentals. Prepare, organize, and process reimbursements, invoices, and check requests in a timely manner. Collect and prepare information to run conflict checks, open new client matters, and draft engagement letters, scope letters, and other required documents; provide guidance to lawyers to ensure completed forms are prepared and submitted properly. Learn client-specific billing guidelines or restrictions and consistently apply them to client invoices to ensure compliance and cost-effective practices. Open, prioritize, and distribute mail (both paper and electronic), coordinate mailings, deliveries, copying, scanning, and printing, when appropriate. Enter and manage work requests from lawyers in the Firm's workflow tool and complete according to provided deadline(s). Perform routine electronic and paper filing in an organized manner for easy access; photocopy, scan, compile, and distribute documents; identify and coordinate available services provided by administrative departments, including office services, the IT Help Desk, document services, accounting, billing, and records. Perform all file maintenance, including saving documents to the document management system. Assist lawyers with time entry, billing, and collection, as needed. Operate independently to ensure completion of assignments, which may be complex in nature or require high-level production, in an accurate and timely manner. Produce a high volume of work assignments in an accurate and timely manner. Perform clerical duties for non-legal departments, as needed. Special projects and duties as assigned. Required Skills: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe. Experience with document management systems. Experience with electronic signature software programs. Proficiency in core legal administrative assistant functions and advanced technical and communications skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple competing tasks and demands. Superb attention to detail, grammar, and punctuation, and the ability to articulate thoughts and effectively present innovative ideas and findings. Ability to take direction and work independently with little supervision. Ability to effectively work well with others. Effective and professional interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to write clearly and professionally, with excellent proofing skills. Strong work ethic with ability and commitment to maintain confidentiality. Required Qualifications & Education: Bachelor's degree 4 - 5 years of experience supporting lawyers and paralegals with administrative or client-related tasks preferred. Preferred Qualifications & Education: Experience with creating signature page checklists and signature packets. Experience with maintaining digital electronic files of executed Lease files (Lease, Amendments, SNDAs, Estoppels, Liens, Notices) or Closing Documents. Understand how to create and assemble Closing Binders for Acquisition/Sale/Loan transactions from an index or party list to final digital file as Subfolder and share with client. Ability to Edit PDF documents by inserting dates, fill in blanks, replace PDF pages of PDF documents. Familiar with commercial real estate terminology and tasks. Physical Requirements: Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time. Moderate or advanced keyboard usage. Ability to lift and carry up to thirty pounds. The base salary range for this position is $44.10/hr - $66.20/hr. An individual's actual compensation will depend on the individual's qualifications and experience. In addition to the base compensation, Holland & Knight provides bonus opportunities and an exceptional benefits package. Benefits: Our goal is to promote a work environment in which individuals have access to the resources they need to be t