Legal Assistant for Peoria
About The Position
Heyl Royster is a large, fast-paced law firm seeking a motivated, organized, and reliable individual for a full-time experienced Legal Assistant position in our Peoria office. A DAY IN THE LIFE AS A LEGAL ASSISTANT As a Legal Assistant, you will spend most of your time assisting attorneys and paralegals. You will independently and correctly prepare, process, transcribe, edit, and electronically file legal documents and client files. You will assist attorneys with billing and file closing procedures, including encrypted documents and email correspondence. You will excel at maintaining attorneys' calendars and docketing hearings on time. You will provide excellent customer service to the attorneys, paralegals, and staff.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Prior office or law firm experience, three (3) years preferred
- Prior litigation and/or business transactional experience preferred
- Must have strong computer skills working with Microsoft Office
- Despite a fast pace and short timeframes, you excel and are efficient and thorough with multiple large volume tasks.
- You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills to help improve processes and documentation to minimize errors.
- Do you have solid communication skills?
- Do the words well organized and detail-oriented describe you?
- Must be able to pass a background check.
Responsibilities
- assisting attorneys and paralegals
- independently and correctly prepare, process, transcribe, edit, and electronically file legal documents and client files
- assist attorneys with billing and file closing procedures, including encrypted documents and email correspondence
- maintaining attorneys' calendars and docketing hearings on time
- provide excellent customer service to the attorneys, paralegals, and staff
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Voluntary Life/ADD
- Employee Assistance Benefits
- Paid Vacation/Sick/Holiday
- Dress for Your Day
- Basic term life/ADD
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- An employer match of employee deferral for the 401K plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
