Job Title: Legal Assistant
Job Responsibilities:
The Legal Assistant operates under the direction of the Litigation or Remote Office Manager to manage and supervise jurisdictional inventory efficiently. Key responsibilities include:
- Assisting with docket management.
- Preparing, reviewing, and assembling legal documents.
- Communicating with courts, opposing counsel, and enforcement officers to obtain status updates and ensure cases progress through the legal process as expected.
- Submitting lawsuits to the court for processing.
- Generating and tracking judgment documents sent to the courts for entry.
- Managing and resolving judgments rejected by the courts.
- Communicating with the legal operations department regarding issues with media, affidavits, and verified pleading procurement.
- Tracking and receiving affidavits and/or verified pleadings with associated media for all contested litigation matters.
- Preparing satisfactions of judgment, dismissal, and lien release documents.
- Assisting with attorney substitution and/or Attorney of record process.
- Entering and posting all data into the law firm's case management system.
Education and Experience Information:
- Minimum of two years of relevant experience working in a legal office or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
- Paralegal Certification or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience is preferred.
- Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel).
- Ability to work with databases and online technological platforms.
- Ability to operate basic office equipment such as a copy machine, fax machine, printer, scanner, and computer.
- Knowledge of legal principles and legal terminology.
- Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.
- Ability to be detail-oriented, diligent, and flexible.
- Ability to handle conflicting time demands and focus on task completion with little direction or need for supervisory follow-up.
- Proficient command of the English language in both oral and written formats.
- Ability to work and maintain patience with diversified individuals of various ethnic backgrounds and professional competencies.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality in a professional manner.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The role requires the employee to talk or hear regularly, use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls frequently, and stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. Occasionally, the employee must lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary Information:
The salary for this position ranges from $18 to $20 an hour.
Note:
This job description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and perform other job-related duties as requested by authorized personnel. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Successful incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document represent the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
