Legal Assistant (Religious Organizations)

Kirton McConkie, a large Salt Lake City law firm, has an employment opportunity for a highly motivated, detail oriented legal assistant to join our fast-paced religious organizations litigation team. The ideal candidate will have a positive "can-do" attitude to meet the needs of high-level clients and attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Format and construct various pleadings, correspondence and other legal documents;
• Manage correspondence between attorney and clients;
• Organize and maintain physical and electronic files;
• Oversight of individual client preferences, client accounts, and requests;
• Maintain attorney calendar;
• Provide proactive and advanced legal support; and
• Other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Ability to meet required deadlines, multi-task, prioritize, organize, and work calmly under pressure;
• High attention to detail, be proactive, and self-motivated;
• Ability to both follow instructions, and to think and work independently;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Professional appearance and attitude;
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Compensation is competitive and the firm offers an excellent employee benefits package. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Kirton McConkie at kmclaw.com.

All submissions are confidential.