Legal Assistant

1-2 yrs required

Full-time

No

Experience in a law firm setting is preferred.



Nyemaster Goode is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected category.

**Legal Assistant at Nyemaster Goode**

Nyemaster Goode is actively seeking a Legal Assistant to join its Ames office for an immediate opening. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing legal documents and correspondence, transcribing legal digital dictation, proofreading, redlining, and editing documents, creating and maintaining attorney client matter lists, filing correspondence and legal documents, processing billing, time entry, and expense reimbursements, and performing other duties as assigned.

**Essential Functions**

- Prepare legal documents and correspondence such as complaints, briefs, discovery responses, motions, etc.
- Transcribe legal digital dictation; compile data for exhibits, correspondence and reports.
- Proficient proofreading, redlining, and editing of documents prepared by assigned attorneys. Must ensure accuracy, comprehension, and overall grammar and punctuation.
- Create and maintain attorney client matter lists. Docket crucial litigation deadlines; coordinate with attorney’s calendar.
- File correspondence and legal documents in office filing system and document management system as required.
- Ensure proper indexing and filing of original legal documents and pleadings for easy and efficient retrieval.
- Process billing, time entry, and expense reimbursements via internal accounting systems.
- Process time sensitive state and federal court filings with sense of urgency; knowledge of electronic filing requirements and software required.
- Coordinate and arrange for depositions of parties and witnesses; schedule court reporter for same.
- Organize and copy documents produced for opposing attorneys and for trial exhibit.
- Compose and type routine correspondence.
- Review, route and prioritize incoming mail.
- Perform other duties such as scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings and agendas, and providing information to callers.
- Coordinate travel on airline, hotel, and rental car for out of town travel.
- Route articles to lawyers and other company officials.
- Eager to perform tasks associated with the functions of a legal secretary.
- On-site daily attendance for secured computer access and client confidentiality, and personal interaction with attorneys and clients for client service needs.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Knowledge/Skills Required**

- Strong production skills with ability to produce accurate and timely work product when transcribing tapes, formatting documents, inputting data, editing, copying, scanning and transmitting text, data and graphics.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2013 (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Internet research skills, document management systems, attorney time entry software
- Excellent analytical, written and verbal communications skills. Must be proactive and have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues. Excellent customer-service skills required.

**Minimum Qualifications**

- A High School diploma or equivalent on the job experience.
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in a professional services organization providing clerical support.
- Experience in a law firm setting is preferred.

Nyemaster Goode offers an excellent salary and benefits package. Nyemaster Goode is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected category.

**Overview of the Legal Assistant Position at Nyemaster Goode**

Nyemaster Goode is actively seeking a Legal Assistant to join its Ames office for an immediate opening. This position offers the successful candidate an excellent salary and benefits package.

**Responsibilities of the Legal Assistant**

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

- Preparing legal documents and correspondence such as complaints, briefs, discovery responses, motions, etc.
- Transcribing legal digital dictation; compile data for exhibits, correspondence and reports.
- Proficient proofreading, redlining, and editing of documents prepared by assigned attorneys. Must ensure accuracy, comprehension, and overall grammar and punctuation.
- Creating and maintaining attorney client matter lists. Docket crucial litigation deadlines; coordinate with attorney’s calendar.
- Filing correspondence and legal documents in office filing system and document management system as required.
- Ensuring proper indexing and filing of original legal documents and pleadings for easy and efficient retrieval.
- Processing billing, time entry, and expense reimbursements via internal accounting systems.
- Processing time sensitive state and federal court filings with sense of urgency; knowledge of electronic filing requirements and software required.
- Coordinating and arranging for depositions of parties and witnesses; schedule court reporter for same.
- Organizing and copying documents produced for opposing attorneys and for trial exhibit.
- Composing and typing routine correspondence.
- Reviewing, routing and prioritizing incoming mail.
- Performing other duties such as scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings and agendas, and providing information to callers.
- Coordinating travel on airline, hotel, and rental car for out of town travel.
- Routing articles to lawyers and other company officials.
- Eager to perform tasks associated with the functions of a legal secretary.
- On-site daily attendance for secured computer access and client

High School Diploma or equivalent

perform other duties such as scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings and agendas, and providing information to callers

Legal