What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at Devcare solution?
Job Summary
As a Legal Assistant, you will provide essential support to attorneys and legal professionals in various legal settings. Your role will involve assisting with clerical tasks, document preparation, and legal research to ensure the smooth functioning of legal operations.
Duties
- Provide administrative support by managing correspondence, scheduling appointments, and organizing meetings
- Assist in preparing legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, contracts, and real estate closing statements
- Conduct legal research using resources like Lexis-Nexis to gather information for cases
- Assist in document review processes for litigation cases
- Handle phone calls with professionalism and maintain proper phone etiquette
- Draft and proofread legal documents including contracts and correspondence
- Assist in patent law matters, securities law compliance, and immigration law processes
Experience
- Previous experience in clerical or executive administrative support roles is preferred
- Familiarity with securities law, patent law, or immigration law is a plus
- Proficiency in conducting legal research using tools like Lexis-Nexis
- Strong written communication skills to draft legal documents accurately
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure and manage multiple tasks effectively
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $22.00 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
Ability to Commute:
- Knoxville, TN 37902 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Knoxville, TN 37902: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $22
