Seeking Legal Assistant for Jan 2025 Start

Seeking Legal Assistant for Jan 2025 Start

03 Dec 2024
Illinois, Chicago, 60601 Chicago USA

Seeking Legal Assistant for Jan 2025 Start

This is a small, growing, woman-owned boutique law firm. We practice business law and intellectual property law. Check us out here: https://www.oldanilaw.com/. Firm culture is positive, supportive and dedicated. If you are organized, highly capable, experienced and dependable, then we are looking for you. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses. Our clients count on us to make their lives and businesses work, so we need someone who cares and can get things done. We’re smart, creative, hard-working and having fun. The legal assistant is the backbone of the firm. If you enjoy being the one who makes everything work the way it should, then we need you!

Note: We receive and send legal documents in the mail that must be processed timely. Your physical presence at the office is important to keep things on track.

This is a full-time position.

Essential functions and responsibilities:

Attorney and legal services support and administration (timely preparing client documents, submitting filings and handling government agency-related services, meeting deadlines)

Firm communications, including some marketing

Attention to client experience

Coordinating, working closely with team

Independent, timely self-management of responsibilities

Contact/matter/records management (timely recording, filing, and updating relevant contact, document, and matter information for firm and client records and use)

Template/forms/document management (timely updating forms and templates, managing form, template, and other document files and versioning)

Managing CRM (client intakes and firm relationship management), vendor and other relationships

Scheduling and management of attorney and firm calendars

Managing and updating processes and workflows

Assisting with office administration

Handling mail and deliveries

Assisting as needed

Available full-time

Consistent, predictable, and dependable

Ability to work in office

Experience and skills:

Legal admin, legal assistant, or paralegal experience

Ability to manage a full workload of varied projects and tasks

Detail oriented, highly organized, a quick learner, clear, thorough

Ability to monitor and manage firm and client deadlines

Timely execution of essential tasks

Excellent typing and computer skills, including Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe

Excellent oral and written communication skills, including legal and other writing skills

Experience using templates with merge fields

Experience preparing and submitting agency filings

Familiarity with legal case management systems; knowledge of Clio preferred

Ability to learn and adapt to new technology, changes, and business innovations

Stickler for privacy, security, confidentiality, and integrity

Work Location/Physical Considerations:

This is an in-office position in a charming Main St. business location with one long flight of stairs and no elevator.

Please submit a cover letter and resume. Tell us about yourself, your career goals, and what draws you to the position.

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