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Paralegal/Administrative Assistant Responsibilities: Drafting correspondence and formatting letters and legal memos. Preparing exhibits for court and mediation briefs (electronic and paper form). Filing state and federal complaints, motions, and other legal documents via electronic filing services (ECF/PACER and File&Serve) and preparing documents for filing under seal. Preparing and arranging for service of court filings, discovery requests, subpoenas, and other legal documents on the parties in our cases (in coordination with the firms vendors). Maintaining the firms legal calendar (including hearing dates, deadlines, and reminders). Maintaining the firms case files (electronic and paper versions). Managing the firms blog (using Squarespace to create and edit posts and manage online forms) Preparing and sending press releases (via PR Newswire and Business Wire). Checking legal citations and proofreading documents. Answering phones and greeting clients (when office manager is unavailable).
Qualifications: Strong academic credentials. Should have an undergraduate degree from a four-year college, ideally with courses or extracurricular activities that demonstrate their interest in pursuing a legal career. Experienced paralegals are welcome, but entry-level candidates with exceptional skills and the desire to learn are welcome. Should have experience with the advanced functions of Microsoft Office (formatting briefs, letters, and other legal documents; creating and editing tables of authorities, tables of contents, and legal captions; and working with line numbering, pagination, sections, headers/footers, etc.), PDF editing applications (redactions, merging and extracting documents, bates numbering, etc.), and Microsoft Outlook (managing public folders and shared calendars). Should also have familiarity with Mac OS X and be receptive to learning new software applications. Strong analytical and interpretive skills. Should be able to locate, understand, and interpret local court rules in various jurisdictions to ensure proper compliance with filing requirements and communicate with court clerks when rules are vague or ambiguous. Excellent interpersonal and phone skills. Should be comfortable speaking with clients, court clerks, and opposing counsel, as well as the firms partners and associates.
