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Successful law firm seeks a full-time Legal Assistant for our Milwaukee office.  Candidate must possess excellent organizational skills and have comprehensive experience with the legal profession. This position requires a highly motivated, organized professional capable of functioning in a fast-paced, challenging legal environment.  Please forward your resume and salary requirements for confidential consideration.Schedule: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Position Summary:The Legal Assistant enhances attorneys’ effectiveness by developing case information, evidence, and settlement options, tracking cases, and supporting attorneys’ hearing proceedings. This position will support multiple attorneys with the preparation of documents for the defense of worker’s compensation and GL cases.Essential Job Functions:Answers phone calls and maintain rapid response rate according to agreed standards, as well as direct calls quickly and accurately, conveying appropriate information to receiver and ensuring caller has positive experience.Opens mail, organizes and forwards appropriate items to attorney.Keeps cases organized by establishing, organizing, and maintaining files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into file database and case management software.Helps develop cases by maintaining contact with people involved in the case, scheduling depositions, assisting with discovery requests and responses, requesting medical records, scheduling IMEs, preparing, and filing pleadings.Enhances hearing preparations and proceedings by organizing evidence, preparing exhibits, scheduling witnesses, ensuring that witnesses are ready when needed.Transcribes dictation, completes daily mailings, maintains firm calendar, and coordinates court appearances and out of town travel.Accomplishes organization goals, accepts new and different requests, and explores opportunities to add value to efficiency and effectiveness of job responsibilities.
