Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Established community association (condo/HOA law) firm that offers a tremendous opportunity for long term advancement and professional development opportunities is excited to add a Legal Assistant to our dynamic and engaging Cleveland office that offers a tremendous opportunity to begin or continue a career in the legal field, with long term advancement and professional development opportunities.

Job Duties:

• Proofread, format, revise, and finalize attorney-client privileged correspondence
• Timely and effectively manage calendar and billing for attorneys this position will support
• Assist attorneys in all stages of litigation, including drafting legal documents, preparing exhibits, and organizing case files.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings, hearings, and depositions.
• Organize and maintain electronic files, ensuring all documents are properly labeled and stored.
• Prepare and file court documents, including pleadings, motions, and briefs.

Optimum Skills:

• Excellent personal skills
• Must be available weekdays between 8:00am - 5:00pm for in-office work. An occasional weeknight or weekend may be required.
• Prior work experience required
• Must demonstrate dedication and hard work
• Most recent cumulative grade point average must be 3.0 or higher
• High school diploma required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Must contain excellent skills of full Microsoft Suite Microsoft Word, including the ability to create an automatic outline, print mailing labels, and insert/format multiple columns
• Ability to work high volume under pressure while still demonstrating excellent personal skills
• Cover letter with description of your skills and background is required