Legal Assistant

Experience Level:

Min 2 yrs required

Status Qualifiers:

Full-time

Remote Job:

No

Job Description :

Salary:

The salary for the Legal Assistant position is competitive and commensurate with experience.



Legal Assistant

Law Firm Brown & James, . is seeking an experienced litigation legal assistant/secretary with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

We currently have openings in our St. Louis, Belleville, and Kansas City offices.

Responsibilities:

• Transcribing digital dictation


• Preparing legal documents, such as correspondence, pleadings, discovery (interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions), subpoenas, motions, and pre-trial pleadings


• Performing electronic court filings (federal and state courts)


• Entering lawyers’ billable time into time keeping system


• Maintaining accurate calendaring of court- and client-imposed deadlines and appointments


• Filing printed court documents and correspondence


• Coordinating travel arrangements


• Maintaining professional interactions with clients via email and telephone


• Other general secretarial tasks as assigned

Required Skills:

• Minimum 2 years litigation legal assistant/secretary experience


• Knowledge of local, state, and federal court deadlines (diary system)


• Proficient use of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word; desired experience with document management systems


• Proficient using federal and state electronic court filing systems


• Knowledge of office procedures and legal terminology


• Strong typing and proofreading skills


• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple daily assignments

Salary:

The salary for the Legal Assistant position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Law Firm Brown & James, . is looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years of litigation legal assistant/secretary experience, knowledge of local, state, and federal court deadlines, proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word, and experience with document management systems. They must also have knowledge of office procedures and legal terminology, strong typing and proofreading skills, and the ability to prioritize multiple daily assignments.

The responsibilities of the Legal Assistant will include transcribing digital dictation, preparing legal documents, performing electronic court filings, entering lawyers’ billable time into the timekeeping system, maintaining accurate calendaring of court- and client-imposed deadlines and appointments, filing printed court documents and correspondence, coordinating travel arrangements, and maintaining professional interactions with clients via email and telephone. Other general secretarial tasks may also be assigned.

This position is currently available in our St. Louis, Belleville, and Kansas City offices. The salary for the Legal Assistant position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

If you have the skills and experience necessary for this position, please apply today and join the Law Firm Brown & James, . team!

Bar USP:

Not Specified

Benefits:

Not Specified

Langauges:

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Skills:

Transcription of digital dictation, Preparation of legal documents, electronic court filings, time keeping, calendaring, filing printed documents, client interactions, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, document management systems, federal and state electronic court filing systems, office procedures, legal terminology, typing, proofreading, organizational skills

Education Details:

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Additional info:

responsibilities include but are not limited to:

transcription of digital dictation
preparation of legal documents, including correspondence, pleadings, discovery (interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions), subpoenas, motions, and pre-trial pleadings
performing electronic court filings (federal and state courts)
entering lawyers’ billable time into time keeping system
maintaining accurate calendaring of court- and client-imposed deadlines and appointments
filing printed court documents and correspondence
coordinating travel arrangements
maintaining professional interactions with clients via email and telephone
other general secretarial tasks as assigned

required skills include:

minimum 2 years litigation legal assistant/secretary experience
knowledge of local, state, and federal court deadlines (diary system)
proficient use of microsoft outlook and microsoft word

Industry:

Legal