Description
Full-time Legal Assistant needed for a small law firm in Homewood, Alabama. The firm handles a variety of matters ranging from real estate, employment, and general litigation to corporate work, commercial closings, estate and probate work, and mediation.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Answering phones and greeting clients
- Fielding potential client calls and running conflict checks
- Communicating and corresponding with clients, lawyers and judges
- Coordinating Zoom conferences
- Coordinating and scheduling mediations and depositions
- Maintaining client files (physically and electronically)
- Maintaining attorney calendars and dockets
- Preparing correspondence, pleadings and other documents as needed
- Electronic filing in both state and federal courts
- Entering attorney time in time management system
- Some billing and accounts payable/accounts receivable
- Other general administrative duties
Requirements
Job Requirements:
- Team player with a positive attitude
- Ability to multi-task and handle matters for multiple attorneys
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products – Word, Excel, Outlook, etc
- Experience with AlaFile and Pacer/CMECF preferred
- Experience with real estate and litigation preferred
- Experience with Clio and/or Soluno platforms a plus!