What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Legal Assistant position at Mika Meyers PLC?
Summary
With over 75 years of operation, Mika Meyers is a full-service law firm representing individuals, businesses, and local governments. The Firm offers services in a broad spectrum of practice areas - and a level of accessibility that is second to none. Mika Meyers provides the same quality of service as a large firm, but in a relationship-driven and cost-effective manner. With the main location in Grand Rapids, the firm has additional locations in Manistee and Caledonia.
Position
Mika Meyers is currently seeking a full-time litigation legal assistant for a position in its Grand Rapids office. The ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and experience with civil litigation, divorce and family law, estate planning, and probate and trust administration. Our ideal candidate should possess proficiency in Office 365 (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe) and document management.
Responsibilities Include:
- Assisting Attorneys with court filings, docketing cases, communicating deadlines, and other litigation-related tasks
- Providing general office support - opening, maintaining and organizing files, photocopying, maintaining calendars, coordinating meetings, calls and conferences to include ordering meals and scheduling conference rooms
- Typing, document preparation, and strong client communications
- Preparing correspondence, documents, and pleadings; take responsibility for formatting, consistency, and accuracy on time-sensitive, high-profile documents
- Maintaining paper and electronic filing systems, sort and file correspondence, records, and other documents.
Qualifications:
- Associate degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and administrative skills
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task
- Proficient with Office 365 (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe)
- Self-motivated and able to meet deadlines
- Able to work in a team structured environment, as well as independently
- Willing to learn
- Engaging personality
Preferred:
- Experience with Litigation with a focus on family law
- Experience with document management programs
Compensation will be commensurate with education, skills, and experience.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Group Long and Short-Term Disability
- Generous 401(K) contributions
- Paid time off and paid holidays
Additional:
- Paid attached covered parking
- Pleasant work environment
If interested, please send your resume and transcript to, Kim Kooy, Mika Meyers, 900 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. No phone calls, please. Mika Meyers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $26.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:
- Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $26 - $28