Legal Assistant

Patrick Harper & Dixon LLP; Hickory (NC); Vor Ort; USD 38.000 - 52.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Patrick Harper & Dixon LLP in Hickory, NC seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant to support a busy litigation practice. Responsibilities include client intake, scheduling, document preparation, e-filing, and maintaining both paper and electronic files.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are essential in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years in legal work, experience with NetDocs/TABS3, and proficiency with Word/Excel, with Notary eligibility or

Qualifikationen

• At least 2 years of legal work experience.
• Experience managing case files, preparing documents, and e-filing in state and federal courts.
• Drafting legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and discovery requests.
• Experience in litigation.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage high-volume workloads.
• Experience calendaring litigation deadlines, scheduling depositions, mediations, and hearings.
• Excellent customer service skills and acting as a point of contact for clients.
• Efficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with NetDocs and TABS3.
• Experience dictation Phillips Speech Live.
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Current NC Notary Public, or willing to obtain Notary immediately after hire if not currently certified.

Aufgaben

• New client intake, conflict check, and file setup.
• Schedule client meetings and hearing dates.
• Correspondence with prospective and current clients, court officials, government offices, and attorney offices, by phone, email, and mail.
• Maintain and organize paper and electronic client files, including initial setup and closure.
• Copying and scanning.
• Prepare legal documents from dictations or attorney instruction.
• Transcription.
• Scan/profile and organize documents and other information for client files.
• Prepare correspondence, various legal documents, and pleadings from dictation or attorney instruction.
• Prepare closed files (scanning, closed file sheets).
• Calendar and monitor case deadlines.
• Maintain follow-up with clients.
• Submit filings to Clerk of Court offices.
• E-record documents via Simplifile.
• E-file documents with North Carolina Secretary of State.
• Enter time and expenses into billing software daily.
• Request checks for client costs and advances.
• Make deposits and disbursements from client trust accounts and prepare Accountings for Funds in Trust.
• Make deposits and disbursements from real estate trust accounts and maintain documentation.
• Submit billing statements to clients.
• Take client payments via credit card or check.
• Assist other office staff as needed and backup for other attorneys.

Kenntnisse

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Fast-paced work

Deadline calendaring

Customer service

MS Word

MS Excel

NetDocs

TABS3

Dictation software

Notary

Tools

NetDocs

TABS3

Phillips Speech Live

Jobbeschreibung

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Legal Assistant

00DEPT FullTime Hickory, NC, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1001

Litigation Legal Assistant Job Description

JOB TITLE: Litigation Legal Assistant

AREAS OF PRACTICE: Litigation

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 2 years of legal work experience
• Prior experience in the areas of managing case files, preparing and organizing documents, and performing e-filing in state and federal courts
• Prior experience in drafting legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and discovery requests
• Prior experience in litigation
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage high-volume workloads
• Experience calendaring litigation deadlines, scheduling depositions, mediations, and hearings
• Excellent customer service skills and acting as a point of contact for clients
• Efficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience with NetDocs and TABS3
• Experience dictation Phillips Speech Live
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines
• Current NC Notary Public, or willing to obtain Notary immediately after hire if not currently certified

JOB DUTIES:

• New client intake, conflict check, and file setup
• Schedule client meetings and hearing dates
• Correspondence with prospective and current clients, court officials, government offices, and attorney offices, by phone, email, and mail
• Maintain and organize paper and electronic client files, including initial setup and closure
• Copying and scanning
• Prepare legal documents from dictations or attorney instruction
• Transcription
• Scan/profile and organize documents and other information for client files (hard files and electronic files)
• Prepare correspondence, various legal documents, and pleadings from either dictation or attorney instruction
• Prepare closed files (scanning, closed file sheets)
• Calendar and monitor case deadlines
• Maintain follow-up with clients
• Submit filings to Clerk of Court offices
• E-record documents via Simplifile
• E-file documents with North Carolina Secretary of State
• Enter time and expenses into billing software on a daily basis
• Request checks for client costs and advances
• Make deposits and disbursements from client trust accounts and prepare Accountings for Funds in Trust
• Make deposits and disbursements from real estate trust account and maintain appropriate documentation
• Submit billing statements to clients
• Take client payments via credit card or check
• Assist other office staff as needed with duties such as answering phones and acting as backup legal assistant for other attorneys