Litigation Legal Assistant - Team Oriented & Organized

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 & 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.