Legal Assistant - Intermediate

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JOB SUMMARY

ONEOK is seeking a detail-oriented and professional Legal Assistant - Intermediate to provide comprehensive administrative support to our attorneys. This role is essential to the smooth operation of the legal department and involves a wide range of responsibilities.

Ideal candidates will possess:

- Strong organizational and communication skills

- Familiarity with legal terminology and procedures

- Proficiency in legal software and Microsoft Office

- A commitment to confidentiality and accuracy

- At least five years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal department

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic legal environment and contribute meaningfully to a professional legal team.

Job Profile Summary

Provides day-to-day administrative support to attorneys in the Legal Department.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

- Provide day-to-day administrative support such as scheduling and coordinating meetings, assistance with managing attorney calendars, making travel arrangements, taking notes, making copies, assisting with attorney expense tracking and reimbursement, and processing invoices for payment

- Coordinate and execute events

- Support factual investigation and related writing for purpose of providing support to attorneys

- Assist with organization and maintenance of legal department documents and files

- Perform document management as directed by attorneys

- Prepare correspondence and reports and perform other clerical duties as required

- Perform basic editing, proofing, and formatting of legal documents

- Obtain signatures on legal documents and notarize legal documents

Education

- Associate's Degree as a professional legal assistant/paralegal or an equivalent combination of formal education and legal experience, and the following job related knowledge or experience

Experience

- At least 5 years’ experience providing administrative and/or secretarial support to a law firm or legal department

- Experience and training related to handling confidential and/or sensitive information

- Experience organizing and maintaining case and/or document files

- Experience composing and preparing correspondence and reports

- Experience in use and function of office equipment applicable to position including computers, typewriters, photocopiers, and facsimile machines

- Experience assisting and communicating effectively

- Experience with computer database, spreadsheet, legal billing, legal research and word processing applications including but not limited to:

- Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook

- WestLaw

- Tracker

- Contract Management software

- Worldox, iManage, or other legal document repository

- Experience and/or training related to:

- Legal terminology

- Computerized legal research applications

- Generally accepted standards for grammar and punctuation

- Business organizations

Licenses and Certifications

- Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) and Notary Public certification preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

- Ability to: apply basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, decimals and percentages

- Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information and instructions

Licenses and Certifications

- Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) preferred

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

- Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

- Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)

- Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)

- Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)

- Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)

- Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)

- Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)

- Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)

- Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)

- Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)

- Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)

- Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)

- Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)

- Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)

- Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)

- Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)

- Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)

- Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)

- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)

- Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)

- Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)

- Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)

- Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)

- Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)

- Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

- Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

- Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)

- Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)

- CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

- None required,

Driving

- Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email HRSolutions@ONEOK.com or call 1-855-663-6547.

Expected Salary Range

$55,000.00 - $83,000.00