Legal Assistant
Share
Job Location:
Winston Salem, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary:
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Legal Assistant with demonstrated litigation technical and administrative skills to work in our Winston-Salem NC office. The selected individual will support attorneys in the Litigation practice group by maintaining and processing case information electronically filing documents in federal and state court managing the progression of cases to final disposition creating electronic files preparing and processing correspondence memoranda and complex legal documents and performing other administrative functions.
Daily hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an hour for lunch. This position typically works 37.5 hours per week and is paid for 40 hours per week During busy times more than 40 hours may be needed with the need to say after 5 p.m. on occasion. Overtime is paid for all hours worked over 40.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Finalizes documents for state and federal court filings including discovery requests and responses letters pleadings motions and other documents.
- Completes e-filings in various federal state and appellate courts.
- Prepares correspondence memoranda and other legal documents from written drafts; drafts standard correspondence and other documents required by the litigation process; understands specialty areas of practice (Employment Litigation) and can attach appropriate enclosures for specialty area without the need for supervision.
- Formats and proofreads documents to ensure compliance with court rules and grammatical standards.
- Ensures calendar and deadline reminder system is accurate.
- May occasionally receive clients and visitors; maintains good public relations with clients; observes confidentiality of attorney-client relationship.
- May enter attorney time for time and billing purposes.
- Works in a cooperative and fast-paced team environment to ensure all daily tasks such as typing filing photocopying telephone coverage and other administrative duties are covered.
- Responds to messages and requests in a timely manner ensuring that the highest level of cooperation and teamwork is exhibited.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of prior civil litigation law firm experience necessary to gain an understanding of law office policies and procedures and produce accurate legal documents with minimal supervision experience with federal civil litigation a plus.
- Ability to proofread and perform editing (e.g. punctuation grammar spelling) of law office correspondence and legal pleadings. Perform basic arithmetic when verifying calculations on forms and documents; maintain records and filing systems at the firms designated level.
- Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrates high level of attention to detail.
- Proficient in software programs such as Microsoft Word PowerPoint and Excel or other similar software programs necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with various court systems and procedures including Odyssey and CM/ECF filing.
- Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate fully effectively and appropriately by telephone in person and via email with a wide range of clients attorneys and staff under a wide range of situations and circumstances to consistently provide customer satisfaction with each interaction.
*Benefits:
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 paid holidays
- Group Medical Dental and Vision Insurance; Teladoc coverage for remote medical care
- Group Term Life Insurance
- 401(k) Savings Plan with % Match and a Profit-Sharing Plan
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability and more!
*These benefits are subject to change
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices including but not limited to selection hiring assignment re-assignment promotion transfer and compensation. Our Firm prohibits discrimination harassment or retaliation in employment based on race color religion national origin sex (including pregnancy) gender gender expression or identity change of sex or transgender status sexual orientation age disability genetic information citizenship status military or veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal state or local law.
This position is not open to submissions from recruiters. Please email our National Recruiting Manager Nicholas Golden at
This position is not open to submissions from recruiters. Please email our National Recruiting Manager Nicholas Golden at
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices including but not limited to selection hiring assignment re-assignment promotion transfer and compensation. Our Firm prohibits discrimination harassment or retaliation in employment based on race color religion national origin sex (including pregnancy) gender gender expression or identity change of sex or transgender status sexual orientation age disability genetic information citizenship status military or veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal state or local law.
This position is not open to submissions from recruiters. Please email our National Recruiting Manager Nicholas Golden at
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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
