Corporate Paralegal
IDC
Paralegal
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $60,000 - $70,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Manage all administrative tasks of legal cases including editing and preparing correspondence and legal documents
- Maintain electronic files, arrange depositions, correspondence, and calendaring
- Prepare and format memoranda, correspondence, and other legal credentials
- Independently draft standard routine pleadings, correspondence, and other documents
- Read and electronically profile e-mails
- File pleadings via legal messenger or electronically with courts
- Maintain superior public relations with business associates and clients
- Schedule appointments, meetings, depositions, and other meetings for an attorney
- Assist in scheduling of seminars, industry dinners or luncheons, and other functions as requested
- Work closely with other staff members in a team-familiarized manner and with paralegals for maintaining case files
- Proofread legal documents as required and manage and organize production of documents; identify privileged documents
- Provide service updates; client status updates; follow-up on outstanding documents and or services; coordinate with title contacts to complete outstanding tasks
- Draft and generate pleadings such as Complaints; Motions; Notice of Hearings; Affidavits; Defaults; Notice of Actions; Notice of Publications
- Assist with check down of closed; active and hold files including forwarding invoices of foreclosures fees and costs
- Generate reports and follow-up on identified outstanding tasks
- Update client systems and internal systems as needed
- Will perform other duties and responsibilities as needed
Requirements
- Minimum High School diploma or equivalent
- Secondary education or some college a plus
- Minimum 3–5-year Paralegal experience or general knowledge of the civil process
- Must have a positive attitude and be a team player
- Ability to navigate through state and federal jurisdictional requirements
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate with clerks or Judges in various courts, defense attorneys
- Must provide excellent customer service (internally and externally)
- Must be a self starter and possess good time-management abilities
- Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; Look for ways to improve and promote quality
- Must possess exceptional organizational skills; have the ability to multi-task and be adaptable to change
- Ability to read and write for proof reading and editing purposes
- High-level proficiency in MS Office suite
- Proficiency in internet research activities
- Familiarity with case and document management software
- Good understanding of policies and procedures of law
- Ability to transcribe correspondence and reports, legal documents
- Ability to operate computer, fax machine, scanner, photocopier, typewriter, and telephone
- Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States.
Benefits
- We offer a comprehensive compensation package, which includes a salary commensurate with experience and accomplishments.
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
paralegal experiencelegal document preparationpleading draftingproofreadingcase managementlegal researchtime managementcustomer servicetranscriptioncalendaring
Soft skills
team playerpositive attitudeverbal communicationwritten communicationorganizational skillsmulti-taskingadaptabilityaccuracythoroughnessinterpersonal skills
