Legal Assistant - Civil Litigation
Legal Assistant - Civil Litigation
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Job Description
The Legal Assistant will provide administrative support for 3 or more attorneys.
Core Duties and Responsibilities:
This position will support attorneys by providing administrative support such as handling incoming mail answering and responding to phone calls managing each attorneys calendar transcribing dictation drafting correspondence and pleadings scheduling mediations and depositions requesting necessary information from parties involved in litigated cases and assisting other support staff as needed. The legal assistant communicates and resolves competing priorities when appropriate and any other tasks that may be assigned by supervising attorneys or management.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Activities duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications :
- Required HS diploma
- Preferred Associate degree certificate or similar course of study in the area of administrative support legal secretarial assistance or paralegal studies
- Qualified candidates will exhibit knowledge of and experience in civil defense litigation including knowledge of deadlines requirements and court filing procedures.
- Prior success in a professional office environment preferably a law firm or legal department.
- Proficiency in MS Word and MS Outlook
- Proficiency using Adobe Acrobat pro for document production
- Ability to complete tasks assigned in a timely fashion
- Ability to manage/meet deadlines
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Familiarity with and ability to utilize digital transcription software
- Exceptional proofreading skills
- Knowledge of case management software preferred
- Basic knowledge of medical terminology
Additional Information :
Physical Demands:
- Position requires sitting for more than 2/3 of the time
- Position requires ability to focus on a computer monitor for extended periods of time
- Position requires a small amount of bending and reaching to access supplies and equipment
- Position requires enough mobility to move from one area of the office to another at a moderate pace periodically
- Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds on occasion
- Work is performed in an office environment with a modest level of noise
Work Environment:
- Indoor Office Setting
- WellLighted/Ventilated Environment
- Air Conditioned/Heated Environment
- 7.5 hour shift 37.5 hours per week
- Monday to Friday
- 8:30am 5:00pm
- 1 hour lunch
Benefits:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- Shortterm Disability
- Longterm Disability
- HRA
- FSA
- 401K
- Educational Assistance
- Pet Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- PTO Accrual
Benefit Conditions:
- Waiting period may apply
- Only fulltime employees eligible
Ability to commute/relocate:
Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work.
Hedrick Gardner is committed to the equal employment opportunity of all individuals regardless of their race color religion gender age sexual orientation national origin disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local state or federal law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
