What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at Hall & Evans LLC?
The Missoula branch of Hall & Evans, LLC, is looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our team. Ideal candidates will have experience as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal, specifically assisting with civil litigation cases. Candidates should have an outstanding attitude, excellent MS Office skills, well-developed communication abilities, effectively managing multiple projects, and strong attention to detail. Insurance defense litigation, employment, public entity, and court of appeals experience preferred. There could be an opportunity to do billable hours.
This position offers a hybrid work schedule with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home after successfully completing training.
- Assemble and file documents electronically;
- Prepare motion and discovery shells, motion filing;
- Expert coordination for depositions and trials;
- Assist with preparation of trial/mediation/arbitration documents;
- Interface professionally with clients, opposing counsel, court clerks;
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills;
- Process payment requests and coordinates the client billing process;
- Maintain client files and contact information;
- Schedule meetings, conference calls, depositions, court hearings, and travel arrangements;
- Outlook/LSS calendaring, and iManage document management program experience is highly preferred;
- Well-developed skills in editing, proofreading, and grammar;
- Ability to anticipate problems, find solutions, and prioritize work accordingly;
- Well-developed time management and organizational skills;
- Effectively manage a high-volume workload with critical deadlines;
- Ability to exercise a high degree of personal integrity, confidentiality, tact, discretion, and judgment;
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel);
- Knowledge of manipulation and editing of PDF documents using Acrobat Adobe;
- Ability to work overtime as necessary;
- Ability to do billable hours, preferred;
- Other administrative tasks, as assigned, and;
- Complex defense litigation experience is highly preferred.
Minimum of high school graduation; business school, or related professional legal secretarial degree or paralegal certificate strongly preferred.
Are we the right fit for you? We are a firm that offers:
- Financial stability;
- Great benefits, many that are 100% paid by the Firm;
- Flexible Time Off
- A professional work environment, yet has a business casual dress code, in a modern office setting;
- A culture that is respectful and collegial;
- Onsite training to promote a continuous learning environment, and;
- Current technology and our own in-house IT professionals!
Hall & Evans, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.