What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal/Legal Assistant position at Law Office of David Roe?
Paralegal/Legal Assistant in a small law office in Mount Prospect.
Part-time position. 22.5 hours per week, Monday - Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This is an in-person position and will remain an in-person position. This is not a remote position.
Required Training/Experience: Legal experience/training or paralegal education is required. Correctly brief a case, identify the court holding, state the holding in a statement of law. Prepare correct legal citation to the reporter or publication with pinpoint cites.
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct legal research in various databases, Westlaw, Fastcase, statutory and case law;
- Prepare/Draft research memoranda;
- Prepare/Draft court opinion summaries (brief cases);
- Prepare/Draft client letters, case status updates;
- Prepare/Draft legal letters;
- Prepare discovery requests and responses, interrogatories, requests for admissions, production demands, deposition notices;
- Prepare legal articles, publications, summaries of legal topics, revise/update prior legal articles and similar;
- Billing Time, enter time data and attorney billing entries for client invoices;
- Billing Time, prepare billing entries for communications, emails, letters and related documents;
- Perform a number of other similar or related duties which may not be specifically included within this position description, but which are consistent with the general level of the job and the responsibilities described.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Required - Minimum of two years of legal experience, training, paralegal education/certificate or similar;
- Strong communication and organizational skills;
- Experience with Microsoft Office, MS Word, Excel;
- Experience or willingness to learn Google Workspace including GMail, GDrive, Google Docs, and Google Voice;
- Experience or willingness to learn legal billing software and legal time record keeping (will train).
Please provide a resume and a description of legal experience. A background check will be conducted.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Salary : $23 - $25