Legal Administrative Assistant

Kutak Rock is seeking a full-time Legal Administrative Assistant in its Kansas City office. This position provides support to attorneys in our Public Finance practice in collaboration and coordination with other staff members. The ideal candidate will be a team-oriented professional who looks to grow their career in a collegial and collaborative environment.

• Prepare, proofread and/or edit legal transactional documents, correspondence, and/or contracts in draft and final form to incorporate handwritten or typed revisions
• Assist with compiling transcripts, reviewing, summarizing, and coding pertinent documents
• Create and manage virtual closing rooms/collaboration sites
• Prepare legal documents for e-mail transmission to clients
• Identify and compile documents for closings
• Assemble signature pages and final documents for transcripts
• Handle confidential records and information with discretion
• Organize and maintain extensive sets of files, both electronic and paper
• Maintain emails and documents within the Firm’s Document Management System (Net Docs) and properly profile each document pursuant to the Firm’s Document Retention Policy
• General office duties, such as preparing scans, copies, printing emails and documents
• Filing Real Estate documents and/or UCC searches/filings
• Assist with other tasks as assigned or necessary within the Department
• Flexible with hours when work demands, and other duties as assigned

• Ability to work under pressure of deadlines and prioritize tasks efficiently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; aptitude to interface with lawyers, clients, and staff
• Keen attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Ability to manage workload effectively for multiple attorneys
• Corporative and able to thrive in a team-oriented environment
• Adaptability to each attorney’s working style
• Excellent organizational skills
• Knowledge of PC and Windows applications, especially Microsoft Office 365, Word, and other Office products
• Familiarity with legal terminology and procedures

• High School or equivalent required; college degree preferred
• Experience in legal secretarial field preferred

Status: Non-Exempt

Salary Range: $45,000-$68,000 per year, commensurate with education and experience.

Work Arrangement: In Office

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Dependent Life, Disability, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance. Flexible Spending Plan. Health Savings Account. Profit-Sharing and 401(k) Retirement benefits. Discretionary bonuses. Nine Paid Holidays per calendar year. 1 hour of paid vacation leave accrued for every 16 hours worked. 1 hours of paid sick leave accrued for every 30 hours worked. Paid parental leave. Fertility coverage assistance.

Adoption and surrogacy financial assistance. Bereavement, jury duty, military leave. Employee Assistance Program. Back-Up Care. Domestic Partner Benefits. Commuting Benefits. Tuition Reimbursement. Employee Referral Program. Some of the foregoing benefits include Employer/Employee cost sharing.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Consideration of any background check will be an individualized assessment based on the applicant or employee’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job.

Kutak Rock was formed in 1965 with a commitment to exceptional client service delivered with a collaborative, team-focused approach. Our founding charter commits the firm to “allow and encourage each individual within it to be a full person,” and we strive to offer an exceptional professional environment, intellectually challenging and engaging work in multiple disciplines, competitive compensation and benefits, opportunities for training and career development.

We are a leading national law firm with locations in 21 cities united by our common commitment to our core values of client service; integrity and fairness; innovation; and inclusiveness and diversity.

We are dedicated to the maintenance of a respectful, collegial, communicative, and equal opportunity workplace that encourages and rewards innovation and entrepreneurship. We measure our success not just on the basis of our revenues or our profits, but by the satisfaction we deliver for our clients and the health, engagement, and loyalty of our people.