What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal position at Robert Half?
Robert Half is looking for a Legal Assistant to join a wonderful firm in Chicago, Illinois. As a Legal Assistant, your role will involve preparing and reviewing various legal documents and correspondence, managing estate planning documents, maintaining trust/estate financial records, and acting as a liaison between lawyers and clients.Responsibilities:• Prepare, review, and edit a wide range of legal documents and correspondence, ensuring high quality, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.• Prepare and review estate planning documents.• Maintain trust/estate financial records.• Create and maintain a filing system; open and close files in a timely fashion.• Process client intake forms.• Manage mail, e-mail, faxes, and phone calls in a confidential, organized, and efficient manner.• Arrange meetings, coordinate travel arrangements, and schedule appointments.• Prepare attorney expense claims and close transactions.• Act as a liaison between assigned lawyer(s) and clients, as well as internal departments and external affiliates including financial institutions, municipal, and government departments as requested.• Perform other related and administrative duties as assigned.
Salary : $60,000 - $85,000