Blitt & Gaines Law Offices · 4 weeks ago
Legal/Clerical Assistant
Vernon Hills, IL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelBlitt & Gaines Law Offices is seeking a Legal/Clerical Assistant to support their Attorneys and Legal Department functions. The role involves processing legal documentation, preparing pleadings, and performing various clerical duties, ultimately gaining substantial knowledge of court and office procedures.
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Responsibilities
Prepares, prints, and organizes legal documents for filing and service
Communicate with process servers to ensure prompt processing of documents
Prepares outbound and inter-office mail, including UPS, FedEx, certified mail
Scans, reformats, and renames electronic files
Enters data accurately into a database
Prepare pleadings for uploading
Upload cases for electronic filing maintaining accuracy of work through daily reports and follow up
Print accepted filings and send for service
Be well versed on all processes and procedures, such as E-filing timelines and coding
Qualification
Required
High school or GED required
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook software
Able to accurately type at least 40 words per minute
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with multiple priorities
Above average verbal and written communication skills
Attention to detail, organization, and ability to prioritize multiple projects
Preferred
College or paralegal education is a plus
Prior legal assistant experience is a plus
Prior data entry experience is a plus
Company
Blitt & Gaines Law Offices
Blitt and Gaines, P.C.
Founded in 1995
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase