Legal Assistant

Do you love digging into research and helping people? We’re hiring a paralegal to assist our legal team in preparing legal documents, filing motions, coordinating law office activity, and conducting legal research and drafting. Applicants should be experienced, highly-organized professionals with great attention to detail. If this sounds like a job you’ll love, apply below.

• Ensure all estate planning documents are drafted with excellence and professionalism.
• Track important dates and time limits for matters and notify relevant stakeholders as needed.
• Deliver best-in-class service to clients.
• Work cheerfully with colleagues in a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Train and be trained on all firm systems, processes, and subject matter.
• Take care of administrative tasks such as answering phones and maintaining an organized filing system for all legal documents
• Coordinate law office activity, including the drafting subpoenas and coordinating with process servers
• Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits under the guidance of a lawyer
• Work with lawyers to prepare for trial by conducting research on legal articles, preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings
• Gather information about legal issues from the client in interviews

• Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education
• ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree desired
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• 3+ years of legal service experience under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting
• Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills, and time-management skills

$23 - $26 hourly

Wagner Oehler, Ltd. is one of the premier law firms in southeastern Minnesota, concentrating on estate planning and administration, real estate title production, and small business law. We look for individuals with a strong sense of community, a focus on details, and a willingness to be part of a growing team. We offer competitive pay, benefits, and development opportunities.

• Real estate and title examination
• Farm succession planning
• Business law

Our mission is to provide empathetic advice from our skilled legal professionals who are dedicated to empowering clients to make strategic, informed decisions to achieve their desired outcomes.