Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant – Maron Marvel

Location:

Chicago, IL

$30.77/hr – $41.03/hr

• Assist in preparing a variety of litigation documents, such as pleadings, motions, briefs, and other related documents.
• Assist in filing legal documents with state and federal courts, including service of all documents upon parties and the Court, where required.
• Assist in the preparation and service of discovery and document productions.
• Track deposition calendar and maintain index of deposition summary memoranda.
• Assist in the scheduling and coordination of depositions, mediations, and other legal proceedings with court reporters, witnesses, outside counsel, opposing counsel and other parties, and maintain docket of litigation cases.
• Experience handling multiple attorneys with full caseloads.
• Assist with client engagement and retention, including preparation of engagement letter, conflict check, conflict waivers, and submitting information to open matters.
• Provide overflow assistance as requested from different offices.
• May be required to assist in trial preparation, including creating trial binders and exhibits.

• High School diploma or its equivalent required, or Certificate or Degree from a Business School is preferred.
• Requires at least 3 years of legal secretarial, executive secretarial or secretarial administrative assistant experience, preferably with a medium-to-large sized law or professional firm.
• Strong knowledge of court rules and litigation procedures.
• In-depth knowledge of legal documents and terminology.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• Strong secretarial skills including typing, proofreading, spelling, grammar, and math.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload and use own judgment in decision making on how to adequately and efficiently meet all deadlines.
• Ability to take the initiative in handling projects and anticipating what needs to be done.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Legal

Law Practice

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