[ref. n06497100] Legal Assistant

Legal Assistants directly support lawyers and may be required to supervise other legal staff, such as legal secretaries or file clerks. Legal Assistants should have computer and technical knowledge as well as strong analytical, communication and organizational skills.Some law firms prefer three to five years of legal experience in a law firm or other corporate legal department.

• Electronically filing documents
• Cross-reference copied documents with originals to ensure accuracy
• Develop correspondence and memorandum
• Handle matter management and record keeping
• Prioritize legal research and investigative tasks, including obtaining information or documents from outside parties, as directed
• Photocopy/scan documents
• Maintain word processing, filing and faxing
• Gather documents and assemble data as directed by lawyers and paralegals
• Regulate computer database input and retrieval
• Analyze and retrieve electronic documents from a variety of court and agency web sites
• Drafting legal court documents, such as pleadings, motions, affidavits and subpoenas; transactional documents, such as trusts, wills, contracts and real estate leases; and closing documents
• 2+ years of experience in labor and employment law is ideal.
• Draft Pleadings experience
• Strong familiarity with federal courts
• Command of state courts
• Experience with Trial Exhibits
• Adeptness in Employee Relations Investigations
• Employer employment law experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of Investigation Reports
• General familiarity with Calendar (docket)
• Experience assisting lawyers in preparing for transactional closings, depositions, hearings, trials and conferences; completing many administrative tasks, including, working on individual cases or transactions
• Organizing and tracking files for important transactions or case documents, including pleadings and voluminous discovery documents; creating and maintaining a case-management database
• Conducting routine discovery
• Investigating the factual evidence of a transaction or case and preparing exhibits, charts and diagrams to display information

Do you want to become part of a dynamic, growing firm? This position could be an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your legal career. We want to hear from any candidates out there who are eager to work in a strong team-oriented environment.