Legal Assistant
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Job Location:
Knoxville, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
- Contract Legal Assistant or Paralegal for a State Agency.
- The ideal candidate will have experience as a Paralegal or Legal Assistant for a Government agency attorney or law firm that handles civil litigation. Minimum of 2 years working as a paralegal or legal assistant preferred. Some college experience preferably graduate of a Paralegal program or have a Paralegal certificate is desired.
The following skills and experience are desired:
- Timely management of casework including proper documentation and tracking from referral to case resolution.
- Research/review/gather information for cases and document findings accurately.
- Outreach to internal/external customers for case information and remain professional at all times.
- Use Excel to track action and status updates on cases.
- Drafting legal pleadings using templates or copying example pleadings.
- Filing documents with courts and interacting with court clerk offices.
- Making/sending service copies by certified mail making arrangements with process server when needed.
- Scheduling court reporters for court hearings and trials.
- Helping prepare trial exhibits and witness list.
- Organizing and maintaining legal files both hard copy and electronic.
- Proficiency with building updating and maintaining spreadsheets and working efficiently in multiple data bases.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to send clear concise emails and respond in a timely manner.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing work demands/tasks.
- Organization and diligent attention to detail is a must.
- Proofreads all documents and written communications.
- Utilizes good time management note-taking email organization and distribution skills.
- Timely and efficiently process index and file documents.
- Attend staff meetings and participate in discussions.
- Maintain confidentiality and security of documents including electronic documents and emails
- Complete miscellaneous tasks as assigned by attorneys
- Must be self-motivated initiate support to attorneys without being asked or directed and able to stay on task while working independently and autonomously. This position is on site / in the office 5 days/week in downtown Knoxville. Garage parking is provided. This is not a remote work or virtual work position.
| Type | Category | Qualification | Competency | Required |
| Skills | Others | Addressing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Administative Assistant | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Software | Others | Adobe Acrobat | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Appointment Setting | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Correspondence - Email | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Correspondence - General | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Customer Service | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Customer Service Skills | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Data Entry | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Emailing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Faxing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Filing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Software | Others | Internet | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Legal | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Software | Others | Microsoft Excel | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Software | Others | Microsoft PowerPoint | Novice (1-3 Years) | No |
| Software | Others | Microsoft Word | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Printing and Copying | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Proofreading/Editing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Scheduling | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Typing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
| Skills | Others | Verbal Comm |
Key Skills
- Administrative Law
- Intellectual Property
- Employment Law
- Advocacy
- Legal Research
- Contract Law
- Criminal Cases
- Legal procedures
- Law
- Legal Operations
- Private Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Federal Courts
- Labor Law
- Arbitration Law
