Corporate Legal Assistant

Beacon Hill Legal is seeking an experienced Corporate Legal Assistant to join a highly regarded, full-service law firm in its Kansas City office. This is a great opportunity for a legal support professional who enjoys taking ownership of their work, supporting busy attorneys, and working in a collaborative, professional environment.

The position offers a hybrid schedule with three days in the office and two days working remotely.

The Corporate Legal Assistant will provide comprehensive administrative and practice support to attorneys, helping manage day-to-day workflow, client matters, documents, billing, scheduling, and other practice needs. The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, tech-savvy, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide comprehensive administrative and workflow support to assigned attorneys
• Prepare, edit, format, proofread, and finalize legal documents, correspondence, and presentations
• Assist with new client and matter intake, conflict checks, engagement documentation, and file opening
• Coordinate and track projects, deadlines, and attorney priorities
• Assist with billing, time entry, matter budgets, billing inquiries, and collections
• Manage attorney calendars, meetings, travel arrangements, and itineraries
• Help manage attorney email and correspondence, including prioritizing communications and maintaining organized records
• Coordinate communications among attorneys, clients, and internal departments
• Maintain electronic files, document organization, version control, and matter records
• Assist with document execution, filing, and distribution
• Maintain attorney contacts and assist with CLE and professional membership tracking
• Work collaboratively with other legal and administrative support teams to ensure projects are completed accurately and on time
• Utilize technology, workflow tools, automation, and other resources to improve efficiency and organization
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion

Qualified candidates should have:

• 3+ years of legal assistant experience, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment
• Prior experience supporting corporate, transactional, or business law attorneys preferred
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Strong proofreading, document formatting, and written communication skills
• A proactive approach to identifying needs and resolving issues
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with attorneys and support teams
• Strong judgment, discretion, and attention to detail
• Comfort learning and utilizing new legal technology and workflow tools
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience