Legal Staff Paralegal in Atlanta, GA

Law Firm

Atlanta, GA

Legal Staff Paralegal in Atlanta, GA

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Legal Assistant

Job Responsibilities:

- Provide administrative support to a Partner and a team of litigation attorneys.
- Prepare shell documents, including pleadings, discovery, motions, and correspondence.
- Proofread, format, and finalize all outgoing documents, including Tables of Authorities (TOA) and Tables of Contents (TOC).
- Prepare document productions, which involves encrypting media, drafting transmittal letters, and logging Bates numbers.
- Prepare exhibits for legal proceedings.
- Conduct conflicts checks for new client matters using InTapp Open.
- Scan, convert documents, and perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
- Assist with travel arrangements upon request, including car, hotel, and airfare reservations.
- Oversee arrangements for depositions, mediations, trials, and arbitrations.
- Assist the Business Development team by gathering attorney information for marketing materials and publications.
- Enter and track attorney Continuing Legal Education (CLE) through Micron and request CLE credits from state bars.
- Set up conference calls and arrange meetings for attorneys.
- Assist with ad hoc projects as necessary.
- Answer and direct phone calls.
- Open, review, and handle all incoming mail.
- Manage and monitor attorney calendars.
- Prepare and process expense reports for attorneys.
- Review, proofread, and send monthly client invoices upon request.
- Assist with ongoing and fiscal year-end collections upon request.
- Prepare notebooks for attorney use.

Education and Experience:

- is required.
- Must have litigation experience and e-filing experience in both state and federal courts.
- Advanced user of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong command of grammar and punctuation.
- Strong attention to detail and superior organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to interact with clients and all levels of employees within the firm.

Salary Information:

- Salary information is not provided in the text.

The Firm:

Law firm is a leading global law firm that helps organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in sectors such as insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade, and natural resources. Law firm offers a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses worldwide. The firm is committed to diversity and inclusion, supporting communities through pro bono work, volunteering, and charitable partnerships, and minimizing environmental impact by committing to the SBTi Net-Zero standard. The firm has 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals, and 5,500 people across nearly 70 offices worldwide.

Our Values:

- Work as one: We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success.
- Excel with clients: We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the center of everything we do.
- Celebrate difference: We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement.
- Act boldly: We seek new opportunities, take action, and learn as we go, recognizing that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth.

Benefits offered include flexible time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K Safe Harbor contribution, Life/AD&D Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Supplemental Medical Accident Insurance, Supplemental Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Pet Insurance, and Commuter Benefits.

Law firm is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background or identity. They are committed to creating an environment where everyone can realize their potential and support fairness and diversity in the workplace.