Legal Assistant - Litigation (Minneapolis)

At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping our clients succeed. A full-service law firm with more than 1,250 attorneys and over 2,000 on our team, we have the collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services that make us a preeminent law firm.

Taft is seeking a Legal Assistant to serve our Litigation Group in Taft’s Minneapolis office.

We are seeking a Legal Assistant with 3 years’ experience to support our Litigation group in the Minneapolis office. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Essential Duties

• Provides skilled, proactive support to assigned litigation attorneys, and others, on occasion
• Prepares, drafts, and/or reviews legal documents to include pleadings, discovery responses, and legal correspondence using word processing and document management systems and software
• Electronically files and serves pleadings and discovery in state and federal courts in compliance with court and jurisdictional requirements
• Accurately proofreads and edits documents
• Independently performs administrative duties such as managing and maintaining attorney schedules and calendars; proofing, editing and releasing attorney time entries; registering, calendaring and reporting CLEs; assisting with management of client contacts, emails, and print documents; processing mail; requesting and following up on reimbursements; and other related tasks
• Supports the billing process in accordance with attorney needs
• Creates, maintains, and retires files per Taft’s Information Governance Policy
• Reviews attorney emails and saves to correct client file as requested
• Exhibits outstanding client service orientation in greeting guests, scheduling meetings, and contacting, supporting and interacting with clients
• Displays strong attention to detail
• Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work
• Demonstrates flexibility and ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize accordingly
• Maintains confidentiality of matters and information
• Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner
  
  

Requirements

• 3 years related experience strongly preferred, including filing in state and federal courts
• Proficient command of the English language and standard grammar rules
• Strong working knowledge of and experience in using Microsoft Office programs; desire to maintain and upgrade excellent technical skills and learn new software
  
  

Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401K, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus and more. The salary range for this position is $30.25/hr – $41.02/hr. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Interested candidates should apply here.

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.