Legal Assistant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Document management of the client’s files, expert documents and communications, production responses, depositions, and other discovery documents
• Responsibility for record ordering, preparing initial responses to discovery for attorney review, preparing documents for production to include redaction and bates labeling, and supplementing discovery
• Communication as needed with the client, retained expert witnesses, trail court coordinator, records retrieval company, forensics company and other service providers as part of the case workup
• Conduct background investigations and searches of parties and witnesses as well as perform searches on government websites
• Research as needed on Facebook, Instagram, Google Earth or other websites in support of the case workup
• Involved in scheduling hearings, mediations and trials, and coordinating key dates with other law firms, witnesses, and service providers
• Aid in the preparation of pleadings, motions, affidavits, exhibits, orders and all notices
• Act as a team player to accomplish daily tasks
• Complete the input of billing daily

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Ability to read and write in order to proof and perform minor editing (e.g., punctuation, grammar, spelling) of routine law office correspondence and legal case matters.
• Perform non-complex arithmetic calculations on forms and documents; maintain records and filing systems at a level normally acquired through completion of high school or equivalent.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule

8 hour shift
Monday to Friday

Education and Work Location

• Education: Associate or Bachelor
• Work Location: In person