Office Services Assistant

Founded in 1919, Patterson Belknap is a law firm of approximately 200 lawyers committed to providing high quality legal advice and service to clients and to maintaining a congenial and diverse workplace. The Firm delivers a full range of services across more than 20 practice groups in both litigation and commercial law. Our practice groups and attorneys are regularly ranked among the leaders in New York and nationally by the most respected industry guides, based on client and peer reviews, and the firm is frequently included on The American Lawyer’s “A-List” of 20 leading law firms in the United States.

Patterson Belknap’s success over the last 100 years is rooted in five core values: Excellence, Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, and Service. These core values are demonstrated each day by our attorneys and staff. They are fundamental to how we work with each other and our clients.

Patterson Belknap is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity (“EEO”) laws. The Firm strictly prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion or creed, national origin, alienage, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions or decision making (of employees or their dependents), familial status, marital status, partnership status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment criminal conviction record, or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all Firm activities, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, compensation, assignment, training, promotion, discipline and discharge. This policy also bans discriminatory harassment.

SUMMARY: The Office Services Assistant performs a wide variety of facility-related duties, which include providing a high level of customer service and support, while consistently producing an excellent work product.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Clean conference rooms each morning, throughout the day, and each evening to ensure they are clean and stocked with supplies

· Move and builds office furniture as required

· Responsible for ordering all office and trial supplies

· Fill supply requests

· Stock, organize, and clean main supply rooms and satellite supply pantries

· Conference room set-up for meetings, depositions, and other special events

· Assist with moving boxes and inter-office moves

· Prepare offices and workstations for new hires; clean same for departing attorneys and staff

· Assist with general appearance of office, compiling checklist for maintenance issues, placing maintenance requests with vendors and building management, and informing Facilities Manager of any issues which require immediate attention

· Replace all office light bulbs and maintain a current inventory of stock

· Hang attorney office artwork

· In tandem with our outside vendor, care for firm plants

· Assist with pest control

· Perform such other duties that may be assigned from time to time that are reasonable and appropriate for the position

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Familiarity with Microsoft Office
Flexible for overtime
Ability to lift 50 pounds