We offer opportunities and welcome lateral applicants as well as internship applications. If you are an attorney and interested in our Charlotte, North Carolina office, please let us know!
Also
we are open to talk to any lawyer with a portable book of business in
the field of contract, business, securities, corporate etc. law.
Currently there is a job opening for an Administrative Assistant . Please see below.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Uptown Law Firm seeking
full-time bilingual Administrative Assistant
Great opportunity to work with an
international firm and work in a multi-lingual environment. Position
is Full-Time: Monday-Friday (9:00 am-5:00 pm). This position requires
assisting a Senior Partner and other lawyers with day-to-day needs
such as writing in German and English, translations, billing, filing,
answering phones, updating spreadsheets, working on ad hoc projects
and managing databases.
Ideal Candidates will have 1-5 years
office experience at a law or accounting firm or other client- based
service industry, strong Excel and PC skills and the ability to
effectively multi-task.
Must be fluent in German and English
and be able to type in both languages (via recorded transcriptions).
Candidates must have the ability to speak both languages comfortably
and maintain a professional demeanor with clients, both in-person and
over the phone.
Duties:
• Writing letters and emails in German and
English
• Translation (often from German to English,
but also reverse)
• Billing and WIP/AR review
• Office support and management of office
supplies, mail, etc.
• Arranging overseas travel and
accommodation
• Drafting of administrative letters,
memoranda & general administrative documents
• Research/drafting of firm’s newsletter
and website articles, upload and edit articles (in German and/ or
English), update subscriber contacts for firm’s newsletter
• Customer Care / Client Management
• Assisting in all other ad hoc office
duties
Ideal Candidates:
• Fluent in English AND German (Candidates
must
demonstrate either native or fluent German language ability, as this
is a core component of the position)
• Strong secretarial / administrative
experience
• Fully computer literate with very good
knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint; knowledge of billing and
attorney software (for example Quicken, TimeMatters, TimeSlips,
Amicus) as well as web-design software (Joombla or other) is a plus
• Good management, organizational and
numerical skills
• Hardworking team player
• Excellent Communication skills
Please
send application and resume to Byrne, Davis & Hicks, P.C., Attn:
Reinhard von Hennigs via email
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