Legal Assistants directly support lawyers and may be required to supervise other legal staff, such as legal secretaries or file clerks. Legal Assistants should have computer and technical knowledge as well as strong analytical, communication and organizational skills. Some law firms prefer three to five years of legal experience in a law firm or other corporate legal department.

What you get to do every single day

- Perform legal research and investigative tasks, including obtaining information or documents from outside parties, as directed

- Draft discovery shells

- E-filing, state court

- Communicate with clients, courts, and opposing counsel

- Assemble documents and arrange data as directed by lawyers and paralegals

- Seek and retrieve electronic documents from a variety of court and agency web sites

- Prep copier and scanner for documents

- Draft communications and memorandum

- File documents and files into an electronic storage system

- Matter management, record keeping, etc

- Drafting legal court documents, such as pleadings, motions, affidavits and subpoenas; transactional documents, such as trusts, wills, contracts and real estate leases; and closing documents
- Experience assisting lawyers in preparing for transactional closings, depositions, hearings, trials and conferences; completing many administrative tasks, including, working on individual cases or transactions
- 2 years of previous legal work experience and a dedication to integrity
- General familiarity with Microsoft Outlook
- Quality experience with composing various kinds of correspondence
- Proven knowledge of personal injury plaintiffs
- Foundational knowledge in Personal Injury Law
- Practical knowledge of Microsoft Word
- Command of Calendar Management
- Experience with Personal Injury Litigation
- Strong familiarity with Schedule Depositions
- Comprehensive knowledge of Calendar Management
- Well-founded grasp of Microsoft Office 365
- Organizing and tracking files for important transactions or case documents, including pleadings and voluminous discovery documents; creating and maintaining a case-management database
- Conducting routine discovery
- Investigating the factual evidence of a transaction or case and preparing exhibits, charts and diagrams to display information
If you want to take the next step in your legal career, this dynamic, growing firm could have an excellent opportunity for you. We want to hear from you, if you are eager to work in a strong team-oriented environment.
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