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Illinois Dept. of Employment Security Legal Assistant in INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana
This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12003522
Taft is currently seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant to join our team in our Chicago office.
We are seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant with 5+ years experience to support our Chicago office. A Legal Assistant serves clients by providing administrative support to attorneys and paralegals. All Taft employees operate under a Client First philosophyin all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides proactive administrative support for Litigation attorneys and paralegals. May assist in other practice areas, as needed.
- Displays strong attention to detail.
- Exhibits outstanding client service orientation in greeting guests, responding to work requests, scheduling meetings, and conducting telephone conferences.
- Maintains strict confidentiality of matters and information.
- Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work.
- Interacts with court personnel, attorneys and staff in a professional manner to obtain and provide data, answer questions, and resolve problems.
- Prepares and reviews letters and memoranda according to Firm standards using word processing and document management systems.
- Proactively monitors deadlines and docket entries.
- Processes requests for payment and reimbursements.
- Creates, maintains, and retires files in accordance with Tafts Information Governance Policy.
- Assists in managing client contacts, emails, and print documents, as well as processing mail.
- Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
- Transcribes dictation.
- Files documents with courts electronically.
- Drafts documents and filings.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office programs is required.
- Proficiency with Kofax/Nuance, InTapp, LMS+, iManage, or equivalent programs preferred.
- Knowledge of the litigation process and general court operations.
- Ability to read and identify pleadings and other documents related to a litigation matter.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to reason and apply common sense understanding to resolve problems and carry out instructions furnished verbally or in writing.
- Ability to occasionally work more than 40 hours per week.
- Organize a large volume of documents by saving to various document management systems.
- Prepare, edit, format and proofread a variety of documents (correspondence, pleadings, discovery).
- Maintain calendars to track deadlines and status of cases, coordinate and schedule meetings, depositions, conference calls, and sends calendar invites and reminders
- Experience in E-filing documents with various courts.
Education and Experience:
- 5+ years Litigation legal assisting experience in a law firm or other legal setting.
- Education beyond high school or coursework related to the legal industry preferred.
- Ability to read, understand, and interpret complex documents such as pleadings and other documents related to a litigation matter.
Interested candidates may applyhere.