Legal Practice Assistant

Maynard Nexsen • Birmingham, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing legal administrative support for the Insurance Practice Group.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to work successfully with multiple team members, interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Competent to handle a variety of activities with attention to detail and quality, with the ability to follow through and follow up, and adapt quickly to meet changing deadlines and priorities.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks and a high volume of work on short deadlines and follow through on assigned tasks with limited supervision.
• Retain a high level of flexibility and resourceful problem-solving.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.
• High School diploma.
• 5+ years of prior litigation experience.

Responsibilities

• Formatting briefs, pleadings, and other legal documents.
• Keeping track of attorney time records and billing.
• Filing legal documents (e-filing skills are required).
• Corresponding with clients, attorneys, and other members of the Firm.
• Docketing, Calendaring, and Maintaining work schedules of attorneys in the Practice Group.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED