Legal Assistant

Hewson & Van Hellemont, P.C.; Southfield (MI); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

A law firm in Michigan is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant. This position involves preparing legal documents, maintaining attorney calendars, and ensuring client confidentiality. Desired candidates should have insurance defense experience, but the firm is willing to train. The role allows for hybrid work after training, with up to 2 remote days per week. The ideal candidate is organized, self-sufficient, and able to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months - 1 year of insurance defense experience preferred.
• Ability to prepare legal documents from direction.
• Experience maintaining client confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence and legal documents for attorneys.
• Screen telephone calls and manage attorney calendar.
• Schedule depositions and hearings with appropriate documentation.

Skills

Insurance defense experience

Secretarial duties

Client confidentiality

Job description

SUMMARY OF JOB

Legal Assistant needed, minimum of 6 months - 1 year of insurance defense experience strongly preferred, but not required. We can teach you what you will need to know if you have no experience. Hybrid work environment after requisite training and ability to be self sufficient enough to work without assistance. If displayed, our hybrid policy allows for remote work up to 2 days per week after satisfactory completion of training, with the other 3 days per week in our Southfield, Michigan office. Performs a variety of secretarial duties for assigned attorney(s) according to established policies and procedures. Maintains positive contact with clients, attorneys and staff and observes confidentiality of client matters.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents from written and oral direction.
• Prepares standard correspondence, such as cover letters, to accompany motions, pleadings, or discovery prepared by attorney.
• Screens telephone calls and records messages.
• Reviews all incoming mail on a daily basis for the purpose of screening any urgent matters, and important dates/deadlines, while also preparing appropriate correspondence to court and/or client regarding same.
• Observes confidentiality of attorney-client relationship.
• Maintains attorney calendar and keeps attorney apprised of upcoming events/tasks to ensure timely completion.
• Schedules and prepares notices for all depositions with appropriate letters, pleadings, and witness fee checks when appropriate.
• Schedules hearing dates with the court and prepares appropriate notices, letters, pleadings and motion payments.
• Handles all electronic filings and other court filings.
• Ensures that attorney billable time is recorded in a timely manner and pursuant to client guidelines.
• Performs overflow typing, filing, photocopying, or reception relief as requested by the Office Manager or Firm Administrator.
• Performs various other legal assistant duties as requested.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance (One of the options includes the premiums paid for by the firm)
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate

• Metro Detroit Area

Work Location: Might ultimately be a hybrid position after appropriate amount of in-office training and the ability to display of self sufficiency with assigned tasks.