Legal Assistant

1-800 Hansons LLC•Troy, MI

11h•$15 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Grow with us! HANSONS is America's #1 Home Improvement Company that is continuously growing and expanding! We are looking for individuals who want to learn the business and receive the guidance to continue to advance within the company! We are looking for the right person to join our team as a Part-Time Legal Assistant. The individual selected for this position will have the opportunity to see what goes into preparing civil collection cases for litigation. The selected candidate will be directly supervised by, and have daily interaction with, In-House Counsel. Much of the work is clerical in nature, but will be representative of what a paralegal, new attorney, or what a solo practitioner does on a daily basis.

Requirements

Sophomore-level or higher college student or collage graduate
Must be able to work in-person and have reliable transportation
Available to work in-person up to 15 hours a week
Proficient with Microsoft Office products and Adobe
Ability to follow instructions and prepare documentation with close attention to detail
Comfortable making phone calls to customers/court staff
Hard working and highly motivated
Once trained, partial remote work may be possible

Responsibilities

Assist In-House Counsel and Accounts Receivable team process collection actions in Michigan District and Circuit Courts.
Assist with managing and tracking case flow
Draft court forms
Draft breach of contract complaints
Prepare exhibits
Receive and organize documents from court clerks
Maintain casefiles
Prepare pre-trial motions
Draft discovery requests
Send correspondence via certified mail