Job Description- Preparing affidavits, legal correspondence, and other documents for attorneys.
- Organizing and maintaining documents in a paper or electronic filing system.
- Meeting with clients, attorneys, and other professionals to talk about case details.
- Filing pleadings with court clerk.
- Helping prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and assisting with other tasks as needed.
- Preparing briefs, wills, contracts, real estate closing statements, pleadings, appeals, and other legal documents.
- Investigating facts and laws of cases and searching public records and other resources to prepare cases and determine causes of action.
- Directing and coordinating law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
- Gathering and analyzing statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, documents, and other data.
- Calling on witnesses to testify at hearings.
- Keeping law library up to date by monitoring legal volumes.
- Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Legal Management or related courses.
- Must have 1 - 3 years experience practicing either in-house or at a law firm.
- Investigative mind and strong research skills.
- Working knowledge legal database software.
- Experience in preparing legal reports.
- Excellent communication and time management skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Must be able to effectively multi-task, manage time-sensitive documents and have exceptional organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to function effectively in a busy, team-oriented environment.
- Office administration experience.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Can start immediately.
Job Type: Fixed term
Contract length: 3 months
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
