Legal Support Staff Manager
One Boland Drive West Orange, NJ 07052 US
Job Description
Position responsibilities are:
- Supervise a staff of legal assistants and paralegal including managing recruiting, onboarding, team assimilation and scheduling
- Handle performancement process, as well as coaching and employee relations
- Monitor team work performance to ensure that the work product is timely and accurate and meets attorney needs
- Facilitate team training and engagement and serve
- Motivate team and monitor industry trend and serve as the primary point of contact for the team in establishing best practices
- Design, develop and implement department policies and procedures as well a department process improvements
- Manage business relationships with outside vendor
- Manage department budget
- Take initiative to understand attorney needs from and identify opportunities for legal assistants and paralegals to execute those needs and improve firm productivity
- Stay abreast of current new industry software programs and communicate that information to the firm
- At least 5 years of experience as a legal assistant and paralegal manager with a law firm
- Demonstrated ability to supervise a staff of employees and create a positive working environment
- Experienced with establishing effective relationships with a team of attorneys and staff and assess their needs
- Strong project management and execution skills
- Excellent communication and client relations skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with demonstrated ability to multi-task and meet deadlines