Practice Assistant

Foley and Mansfield, P.L.L.P. • Chicago, IL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Foley Mansfield’s Chicago office is seeking a service-oriented Practice Assistant to support the team. If you are looking to learn new skills, be part of a team, and grow your career within a well-established law firm, apply today! This is an entry-level position; we will provide training. Foley Mansfield is a national law firm with more than 110 attorneys in offices from coast to coast. We provide legal expertise, creative solutions and extensive trial experience for large corporations, small businesses, and individuals. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees, staff, applicants, and candidates is critical to our success as a national firm, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Foley Mansfield is an equal opportunity employer and provides an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and candidates without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable state and federal laws. Foley Mansfield participates in the federal government's E-Verify program. We provide the Social Security Administration and, if applicable, the US Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• High level of initiative and follow-through
• Ability to work successfully in a variety of software programs

Responsibilities

• Saving files to internal document management programs (currently iManage and Client Specific databases).
• Managing master case list for all entities and updating as needed.
• Ensuring all litigation dates and deadlines are accurately calendared for team members.
• Drafting and processing subpoenas for records; following up via phone and email daily on subpoena request and updating internal chart re status of request.
• Billing time re same.
• Purchasing, downloading, and saving records to document management programs.
• Tracking assignments to team members and calendaring assignment due dates.
• Regularly updating internal case management system (FMP) and client extranets.
• Assisting with trial preparation as needed.
• Filing documents in state and federal courts.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Free mental health and therapy benefit (Modern Health app)
• Employer-paid life coverage
• Employer-paid disability coverage
• 401k with employer contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed