What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at Forest County Potawatomi Community?
Legal Assistant Crandon
About the job:
Provide secretarial support to assigned attorneys in the Legal Department. Prepare legal documents and correspondence using legal terminology and formats such as contracts, briefs, policies, and pleadings. Perform a wide variety of other routine secretarial and administrative tasks. Maintain confidentiality of all privileged information.
Here's what you'll be doing:
- Perform clerical duties as needed for legal department attorney staff such as, typing correspondence, copying, faxing, scanning, form creation, word processing, and filing.
- Prepare documents and correspondence requiring knowledge of legal terminology and document formats, such as contracts, briefs, policies, complaints, and motions.
- Schedule appointments and perform other duties related to maintaining attorney’s schedule such as meetings, teleconferences, event coordination, seminars, travel and lodging arrangements.
- Assist attorneys in scheduling, planning, and coordinating Continuing Legal Education (CLE) or other seminars.
- Maintain all filing of case matters and correspondence, further tracking the status of all ongoing assigned case matters related to workload.
- Effectively proofread work product and make necessary modifications.
- Maintain knowledge of all software utilized by the legal department in order to assist Attorneys and other staff as needed.
- Adhere to all policies, procedures, and departmental best practices.
- Prepare weekly workload status reports.
- Provide backup support to receptionist and other team members.
- Performs other duties as required.
Here's what you'll need to be successful:
- Minimum of six years secretarial experience in a law firm or legal environment required.
- Associates Degree required
- Knowledge of legal terminology and procedures.
- Ability to perform basic legal research.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to gather and analyze data and prepare reports.
- Ability to solve problems and develop solutions.
- Ability to proofread and edit written materials.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and organize/prioritize projects to meet deadlines.
- Ability to be proactive, take initiative, and detail oriented.
- Ability to interact and communicate with clients, attorneys, and legal support staff in a professional, tactful manner.
- Ability to effectively operate a computer and other office equipment.
- Proficient use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).
- Document management skills.
- Must successfully pass all applicable background checks and drug screens
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree preferred
Benefits you'll love:
- Approximately 5 weeks of paid time off annually
- 3 weeks of paid holidays
- Premium free health insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Short term disability
- Life insurance
- 401k with match
