Legal Secretary (2nd Shift)

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a preeminent, full-service law firm with more than 1,100 attorneys in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., London, San Francisco and Munich. Our practice consists of sophisticated corporate transactions and commercial litigation matters including antitrust, bankruptcy, commodities, communications, securities, creditors' rights, employee benefits, environmental, energy and natural resources, estate planning, intellectual property, real estate, tax, and venture capital. Our clients range from Fortune 100 companies to medium and small corporations, financial institutions and leveraged buyout and venture capital firms.Our competitive benefits package includes a 35-hour work week, medical/dental plans, 401(k), 3 weeks vacation, pre-tax commuter expense plan and tuition reimbursement.You can learn more about Kirkland & Ellis LLP by visiting our website at www.kirkland.com. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.Submit resumes to:
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Staff Recruiting
200 E. Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
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REQUIREMENTS
The Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP is currently recruiting for a full-time 2nd Shift Legal Secretary to work Tuesday-Friday from 5:00 p.m. to Midnight and Saturday 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Legal Secretaries are responsible for providing secretarial support to our attorneys in a variety of practice areas. Duties include, but are not limited to, typing, formatting, editing and finalizing legal documentation, attorney time entry, preparing spreadsheets and client presentations, and general secretarial duties as assigned.The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of recent and direct legal secretarial experience (preferably in a large law firm), excellent communication and organizational skills, a customer service orientation, a proactive work ethic, attention to detail, the ability to work well under pressure and flexibility for overtime. Candidates must have advanced proficiency working in MS Word 2000 and be proficient in formatting documents utilizing styles. A minimum typing speed of 55+ wpm is required. PowerPoint and Excel experience are also strongly preferred. Please Note: All applicants are required to take a pre-interview Word skills assessment test in order to determine their level of proficiency.