Legal Assistant

Seeking a Legal Assistant

Do you want to help people get to their happily ever after?
We are an entrepreneurial family law and property litigation firm that is on track for aggressive growth and we need an experienced legal assistant to join our team and work directly with the owner, attorneys and other staff members to support the team and help our clients.
We want to be known for helping our clients come out of an extremely emotional process feeling as though they are a better person, in a better position, and that they had a team behind them that really cared and fought for them. We are growing fast, and we need an attorney who can hit the ground running.
This position will be responsible for important work, including:

· Maintain Attorneys’ calendars;
· Calendar court, discovery and filing deadlines;
· Draft emails and correspondences to clients, court personnel and 3rd parties;
· Review, file and respond to emails and facsimiles daily;
· Maintain electronic client files in MyCase;
· Monitor and assist with workflows;
· Assist in drafting and filing of routine pleadings such as Notices of Appearance, Notices
of Leaves of Absence;
Conduct electronic filing of Court documents;
· Assist with Motion assembly
· Document management
· Small tasks on an as-needed basis

If these statements appeal to you, then you may be our Legal Assistant:
- You smile when you answer the phone
- You are an amazing scheduler with a sickening degree of attention to detail
- You are very good with calendars, e-mail, spreadsheets, word processing, and the internet
- Your middle name is “No Drama”
- You are an awesome juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly
- You are a problem solver and a solution seeker
- You care about making am impactful and positive difference in the lives of others

The ideal candidate will be able to take initiative on work that needs to be done and complete tasks with minimal hand-holding.

Prepare a cover letter with no more than TWO paragraphs and a closing sentence. In the first paragraph explain what you believe are the 3 most important qualities needed in someone who works with family law clients and why you believe they are the most important qualities. In the second paragraph, explain why you applied to this particular employment opportunity.

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