Virtual Legal Support Assistant (“Word Processor”)

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

PTO

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Provided equipment

Job summary

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP is seeking a Virtual Legal Support Assistant to remotely draft pleading shells and support the firm from anywhere in the United States.

The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, with evening hours and a 1-hour lunch break; benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401K and more.

Candidates should have at least 1 year of pleadings experience and strong MS Office skills; training is provided.

Qualifications

• 1 year of pleadings drafting in a law firm setting.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and document editing.
• Previous remote work experience preferred and ability to work evening shifts.

Responsibilities

• Draft Shell Pleadings: Answers, Discovery Responses, Captions
• Create Tables of Contents and Authorities using Best Authority
• Document Comparisons & Redlines
• Document Conversions
• Document Revisions
• Bates Numbering using Kofax
• PDF Assembly using Kofax
• Edit PowerPoint Presentations
• Edit Excel Documents

Skills

Pleadings drafting

Remote work

MS Teams

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Kofax Power PDF

MS Teams

Fresh Works

Job description

Overview

GRSM’s Virtual Legal Support Assistant (“VLS Assistant”) will work in a remote capacity and actively draft pleading shell requests received from the Firm’s brick and mortar offices via ticketing software (Fresh Works). This is a fast-paced and metric-driven environment where accuracy matters and results are measured. Extensive training is provided along with full benefits, including computer equipment. All employees working 30+ hours per week are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability & Life Insurance.

This fully remote role will be staffed in VLS’ “Document Processing” (“DP”) service line and will work evening hours. The following shifts can be filled from any US location and will include a mandatory 1-hour lunch. This is a full-time, 40-hour per week role.

Opening: Monday-Friday, 1pm – 10pm ET // 12pm – 9pm CT // 10am – 7pm PT

Responsibilities

• Draft Shell Pleadings: Answers, Discovery Responses, Captions
• Create Tables of Contents and Authorities using Best Authority
• Document Comparisons & Redlines
• Document Conversions
• Document Revisions
• Bates Numbering using Kofax
• PDF Assembly using Kofax
• Edit PowerPoint Presentations
• Edit Excel Documents

Department Overview

The Virtual Legal Support Team handles a wide array of legal support functions across our three service lines: Direct Support and Document Processing. Some of the tasks this department performs are as follows: organize and name incoming documents in the firm’s Document Management System (iManage), prepare confidential and sensitive legal documents across all 50 states using templates and forms within the Microsoft Suite programs, Kofax Power PDF, and other firm software to convert documents, replace text, run document comparisons, mark and run tables of content and authorities, mail merges, create fillable forms, and edit presentations.

Qualifications

• REQUIRED: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience drafting pleadings in a law firm setting.
• Strength in MS Teams preferred; previous remote work experience preferred.
• Advanced skillset using Microsoft Suite Programs (e.g., Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Preference given to individuals with a basic understanding of litigation workflow.

Salary: $45,000.00 annually or $21.63 per hour.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is an equal opportunity employer.

Pay Range

USD $45,000.00 - USD $45,000.00 /Yr.