Legal Assistant

The Law Office of Kimberly D. Tyler is seeking an outgoing individual to add to our growing team.

Legal Experience is preferred.

Applicant should have excellent communication skills, work well in a fast-paced office, have excellent attendance, have excellent grammar and punctuation skills and the ability to work within the Clio System. Applicant MUST also be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.

Job duties are as follows:

• Preparation of legal documents including correspondence, pleadings, discovery (request for production of documents, request for admissions, interrogatories), subpoenas, motions, and pretrial pleadings.
• Performing electronic court filings.
• Entering billable time into time keeping system for all tasks performed.
• Working knowledge of cloud-based systems.
• Maintaining accurate calendaring of court and client-imposed deadlines and appointments.
• Filing printed court documents and correspondence.
• Maintaining professional interactions with clients, witnesses, court clerks, judges, and attorneys.
• Other general secretarial tasks as assigned.

The ideal candidate has:

• Two years legal secretarial/paralegal experience. WILL TRAIN THE RIGHT CANDIDATE.
• Knowledge of local and state court deadlines.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word.
• Experience using state electronic filing systems.
• Knowledge of office procedure and legal terminology.
• Possesses strong typing and proofreading skills.
• Possesses strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple daily assignments.
• Possesses the ability to work independently and see assigned tasks through to completion.

Salary is negotiable based on legal experience.

Please send resume either to 1 Pointview Drive, Bonne Terre, MO 63628 or [email protected].

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Job Types: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.50 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Experience:

• Law office: 2 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Bonne Terre, MO 63628 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Bonne Terre, MO 63628: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person