Lung Cancer Legal Assistant

Edwardsville, United States

The Gori Law Firm

Lung Cancer - Legal Assistant Position

Employee Job Description

Position Title: Lung Cancer Legal Assistant

Reports To: Supervising Attorney

Position is: Full Time (40 hours/week) M-F (8:30 AM – 5:00 PM); Hourly; Nonexempt

Supervisor Role: No

Overall Descriptions of the Position:

Legal Assistants on the Lung Cancer Team at The Gori Law Firm will perform clerical duties including, but not limited to, saving documents, extracting information, inputting data entry received, and calendaring hearing notices received from the Court.

Position Requirements:

Clerical or legal experience
Competent to Proficient knowledge and demonstrated skill set in:
- MS Office Word, Excel, and Adobe
- Typing, saving and calendaring events
- Filing, organizing, and processing data
- Reading and processing information from text and online sources
- Proofing documents for spelling, punctuation and grammar
Ability to type quickly and accurately
Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers
Self-motivated and well-organized
Customer Service skills preferred
Punctual and predictable attendance
Job duties must be regularly performed in the office

Position Duties (including, but not limited to):

Prepare pleadings, dismissals, submissions, and other legal documents as requested.
Electronic filing with courts.
Calendar hearings appropriately.
Create, maintain, and edit correspondence, pleadings, and multiple Excel spreadsheets.
Request records. Document, manage, and follow up to ensure requested records are processed and accessible to other team members.
Save, scan and file information into document management and client management systems.
Update and organize information to be used for legal proceeding.
Organize work tasks in a sequential and detail-oriented fashion to prevent missed deadlines and catch spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.
Communicate clearly and effectively with coworkers and other team members.
Prepare and mail documents & deposition information to be sent to client.
Maintain postage log.
Update client management systems with hearing and trial dates.

Education, Certificates and Licenses:

High School Diploma or GED
Must be able to pass pre-employment background check.

Salary and Benefits

Benefits package include Health Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental and Orthodontia Insurance, Short-term disability, Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k), Continuing Education, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Free Gym Access
Salary range $19.00-$21.00/hour

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