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Position:	Legal Assistant (Ref: 17070)
Location:	Knoxville, TN 37902 United States
Duration:	2 Years 1 Months 22 Days - Contract
Openings:	1
Deadline:	05/16/2025
Pay Rate:	Login

Description:

***Onsite

We are seeking a Legal Assistant.

Roles:
• Experience as Paralegal or Legal Assistant for attorney or law firm that handles litigation.
• A minimum of 2 years working as a paralegal or legal assistant is preferred.
• Some college experience, preferably graduate of a Paralegal program.
• Drafting legal pleadings using templates or copying example pleadings.
• Filing documents with courts and interacting with court clerk offices.
• Making/sending service copies by certified mail, making arrangements with process server when needed.
• Scheduling court reporters for court hearings and trials.
• Helping prepares trial exhibits and witness list.
• Organizing and maintaining legal files, both hard copy and electronic.
• Proficiency with building, updating, and maintaining spreadsheets, and working efficiently in multiple databases.
• Timely management of casework, including proper documentation and case resolution.
• Research/review/gather information for cases and document findings accurately.
• Outreach to internal/external customers for case information and always remain professional.
• Use Excel to track action and status updates on cases.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to send clear, concise emails and respond in a timely manner.
• Be flexible and adaptable to changing work demands/tasks.
• Organization and diligent attention to detail is required.
• Proofread all documents and written communications.
• Utilizes good time management, note-taking, email organization and distribution skills.
• Timely and efficiently process, index, and file documents.
• Attend staff meetings and participate in discussions.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of documents.
• Complete miscellaneous tasks assigned by supervising attorney.
• Self-motivated, initiates support to attorneys without being asked or directed and can stay on task while working independently.

Required / Desired Skills

• Addressing (Required 4 Years)
  
• Administrative Assistant (Required 4 Years)
  
• Adobe Acrobat (Required 4 Years)
  
• Appointment Setting (Required 4 Years)
  
• Correspondence - Email (Required 4 Years)
  
• Correspondence - General (Required 4 Years)
  
• Customer Service (Required 4 Years)
  
• Customer Service Skills (Required 4 Years)
  
• Data Entry (Required 4 Years)
  
• Emailing (Required 4 Years)
  
• Faxing (Required 4 Years)
  
• Filing (Required 4 Years)
  
• Internet (Required 1 Years)
  
• Legal experience (Required 1 Years)
  
• Microsoft Excel (Required 1 Years)
  
• Microsoft PowerPoint (Required 1 Years)
  
• Microsoft Word (Required 1 Years)
  
• Printing and Copying (Required 1 Years)
  
• Proofreading/Editing (Required 1 Years)
  
• Scheduling (Required 1 Years)
  
• Typing (Required 1 Years)
  
• Verbal Communication (Required 1 Years)