IT Support Specialist - Baltimore, MD

POSITION: IT Support Specialist FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt DEPARTMENT: Information Technology SUPERVISOR: IT Support Specialist Manager ROLE SUMMARY Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has an immediate opening in its Baltimore, MD office for an IT Support Specialist (tiers 2/3). Candidates must be customer-service oriented and proactive in anticipating and resolving issues while maximizing efficient use of computing resources. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Essential functions are primarily job duties that incumbents must be able to perform unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation made by the employer. Act as second level support. Provide support for all applications and hardware. Troubleshoot, analyze, research, and resolve issues for users locally and firm wide. Provide 'just in time' desk-side training to attorneys and staff. Actively participate in and assist in the pilot of any hardware or application updates. Provide support for meetings and video conferences. Recognize sense of urgency and respond appropriately. Communicate and provide appropriate progress and status as necessary to user and management. Document, track, and monitor all issues to ensure a timely resolution. Proactively, on a regular basis, tour all floors to be visible to users and during outage situations in need of assistance. Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on one or more software applications. Other responsibilities as required. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED Minimum of two years of user support or related experience. Law firm experience preferred. Experience supporting Microsoft Office, Windows and other legal specific core applications. Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills required to interact professionally with clients, lawyers, paraprofessionals, other staff members and outside vendors. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Technical certifications such as A+ and MCP a plus. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, demanding, fast paced environment. Ability to work both in a team-based environment and independently. Ability to provide exceptional customer service at all times. Flexibility to work extended hours. Possible travel for rollouts and additional location support. Ability to lift PC equipment and desktop printers if necessary. This position is in-office only, Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET . The expected base salary range for this position is $70,000 to $80,000 . Final compensation will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, education, and market considerations. WORKING CONDITIONS Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, extreme temperatures and the like. ADDITIONAL INFO The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements. All employees are required to comply with BDBCB's information privacy and security requirements including its acceptable use policy. Such requirements are dictated by laws and regulations, by professional standards and by the marketplace and are directly applicable to BDBCB as well as to BDBCB through its clients.