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Legal Assistant
Location: Cedar Rapids
Job Type: Full-Time
Date Posted: 12/20/2024
Career Category: Professionals & Staff
Summary: Nyemaster Goode is actively seeking a Legal Assistant to join its Ames office for an immediate opening
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Prepare legal documents and correspondence such as complaints, briefs, discovery responses, motions, etc.
- Transcribe legal digital dictation; compile data for exhibits, correspondence and reports.
- Proficient proofreading, redlining, and editing of documents prepared by assigned attorneys. Must ensure accuracy, comprehension, and overall grammar and punctuation.
- Create and maintain attorney client matter lists. Docket crucial litigation deadlines; coordinate with attorney’s calendar.
- File correspondence and legal documents in office filing system and document management system as required.
- Ensure proper indexing and filing of original legal documents and pleadings for easy and efficient retrieval.
- Process billing, time entry, and expense reimbursements via internal accounting systems.
- Process time sensitive state and federal court filings with sense of urgency; knowledge of electronic filing requirements and software required.
- Coordinate and arrange for depositions of parties and witnesses; schedule court reporter for same.
- Organize and copy documents produced for opposing attorneys and for trial exhibit.
- Compose and type routine correspondence.
- Review, route and prioritize incoming mail.
- Perform other duties such as scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings and agendas, and providing information to callers.
- Coordinate travel on airline, hotel, and rental car for out of town travel.
- Route articles to lawyers and other company officials.
- Eager to perform tasks associated with the functions of a legal secretary.
- On-site daily attendance for secured computer access and client confidentiality, and personal interaction with attorneys and clients for client service needs.
- Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Strong production skills with ability to produce accurate and timely work product when transcribing tapes, formatting documents, inputting data, editing, copying, scanning and transmitting text, data and graphics.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2013 (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Internet research skills, document management systems, attorney time entry software
- Excellent analytical, written and verbal communications skills. Must be proactive and have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues. Excellent customer-service skills required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A High School diploma or equivalent on the job experience.
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in a professional services organization providing clerical support.