Legal Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• A four-year college degree by the time employment commences.
• Strong client service skills and demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to handle and complete multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail, spelling, and grammar skills.
• Ability to think critically and analytically and exercise sound judgment.
• Effective and proactive team-player skills.
• Flexibility and availability to work overtime as needed, including evenings and weekends.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Become a notary public within the first six months of employment.
• Availability to report to work on regularly scheduled days and at the scheduled hour.

Responsibilities

• Manage and organize case files and document productions, including coding documents in databases.
• Conduct and compile research, maintain and update working group lists, and organize due diligence documents.
• Assist with deposition and trial preparation.
• Draft letters to clients and other counsel.
• Prepare Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings, order lien searches, and stay current on regulations relating to Article 9 of the UCC.
• Assist with creating corporations and limited liability companies, including preparing formation documents, ordering searches, and overseeing filing requirements and maintenance obligations.
• Validate and process vendor invoices in a timely manner.
• Prepare responses to auditor requests.
• Coordinate the filing and service of motions.
• Obtain pleadings from court dockets and monitor dockets.
• Assemble and distribute documents for hearings and client meetings.
• Maintain and update case contact information.
• File court documents electronically.
• Cite-check and Bluebook briefs.
• Notarize documents and assist with notary authentication and apostilling or consularization of documents.
• Review and proofread legal documents, including grammar, punctuation, definitions, cross-references, and book reads.
• Assist with closings, draft and review closing checklists, and prepare electronic and paper closing binders for distribution.
• Load and organize closing sets and deal documents in relevant databases.
• Draft form documents and correspondence for deal participants.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned from time to time.