Summary: Responsible for providing legal administrative support for the Insurance Practice Group.
Essential Job Functions:
- Formatting briefs, pleadings, and other legal documents.
- Keeping track of attorney time records and billing.
- Filing legal documents (e-filing skills are required).
- Corresponding with clients, attorneys, and other members of the Firm.
- Docketing, Calendaring, and Maintaining work schedules of attorneys in the Practice Group.
Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to work successfully with multiple team members, interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Competent to handle a variety of activities with attention to detail and quality, with the ability to follow through and follow up, and adapt quickly to meet changing deadlines and priorities.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to complete multiple tasks and a high volume of work on short deadlines and follow through on assigned tasks with limited supervision.
- Retain a high level of flexibility and resourceful problem-solving.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.
Educational and Experience Requirements:
- High School diploma.
- 5+ years of prior litigation experience.
Work Environment and Physical Demands
- In office position
- Ability to work extended hours when necessary
- Normal office environment; no unusual physical demands