Legal Assistant

Freeman, Mathis & Gary Law; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Generous PTO policy

1.5% ProfitSharing contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP is seeking an experienced legal assistant for our Kansas City office. We value a teamwork mentality, excellent communication, problem-solving, and ownership of responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will support attorneys with drafting, calendar management, and court filings, while maintaining high organization and confidentiality standards. A 2+ year track record in litigation secretarial work and a clean background are required.

Qualifications

• Draft and review legal correspondence with thorough proofreading for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting.
• Prepares and collect conflict of interest checks, open new files and maintain client files.
• Maintains attorneys’ calendars with dates of importance.
• Familiar with State and Federal court filings, including submission of electronic filings.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints with minimal supervision.
• Positive attitude and ability to effectively communicate with attorneys, staff, and clients.
• 2+ years litigation secretarial experience.
• Must successfully pass a background and drugscreen.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review legal correspondence and thoroughly proofread for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting.
• Prepares and collects conflict of interest checks, opens new files, and maintains client files.
• Maintains attorneys’ calendars with important dates.
• Familiar with State and Federal court filings, including electronic filings.
• Organizes and prioritizes numerous tasks and completes them under tight deadlines with minimal supervision.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Problem solving

Ownership

Job description

Freeman Mathis and Gary, LLP is a rapidly growing, national specialty litigation firm seeking an experienced legal assistant to join our Kansas City office. We are eagerly seeking candidates who foster a teamwork mentality, have excellent communication skills, are problem-solvers, and are willing to take ownership of their job. Flexibility and excellent organization skills are key in our fast-paced environment.

The following set of success factors describe the characteristics of those who are successful in our Firm:

• Unpretentious,Approachable,Respectful,TeamOriented
• Organized,Timely,Confidential,Responsive(within24hours)

• Draftandreviewlegalcorrespondenceincludingthoroughlyproofreadingforerrorsingrammar,spelling,punctuation,andformatting.
• Prepares and collect conflict of interest checks, open new files and maintain client files.
• Maintainsattorneys’calendarswithdatesofimportance.
• Familiar with State and Federal court filings, including submission of electronic filings.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints with minimal supervision.

Qualifications:

• Positive attitude and ability to effectively communicate with attorneys, staff, and clients.
• 2+yearslitigationsecretarialexperience.
• Mustsuccessfullypassabackgroundanddrugscreen.

What we offer you:

• Work-lifebalance
• GenerousPTOpolicy
• 1.5%ProfitSharingcontribution
• EmployeeAssistanceProgram

EEO Statement

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP (FMG) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by maintaining a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status as provided by law. FMG complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This position is subject to our drug‑free workplace policy, which includes the ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screen. Employees may be subject to reasonable‑suspicion drug testing in accordance with Firm policies outlined in the Employee Handbook.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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