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Legal Secretary

HeplerBroom

HeplerBroom LLC is hiring an experienced Legal Assistant to support our dynamic medical malpractice litigation teams in Chicago, IL. Elevate Your Legal Career with HeplerBroom - Where Expertise, Collaboration, and Purpose Drive Success.

Why HeplerBroom?
  • Competitive compensation package with base pay and bonus opportunities.
  • A friendly and flexible work environment, including paid vacation, sick leave, and personal time, plus 10 paid holidays.
  • Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with optional benefits like long-term disability, life insurance, and critical illness insurance.
  • Generous 401(k) matching and profit-sharing programs.
  • Transit and parking benefits
  • A firm culture dedicated to the professional development of all legal professionals, fostering a supportive and collaborative atmosphere.
The ideal candidate fit for this opportunity you will need to have:
  • Excellent organization, time management, attention to detail, and multi-tasking skills
  • The ability to anticipate needs and work both proactively and reactively in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • The ability to quickly learn new technologies
  • Strong proofreading and editing skills
  • The ability to successfully prioritize multiple projects and meet internal and external deadlines
Primary responsibilities to include:
  • Reviewing and finalizing correspondence, reports, discovery, and pleadings
  • Understanding the facts and backgrounds of each case
  • Electronic court filings
  • Tracking discovery and document production in written and expert discovery
  • Communicating with witnesses and experts and scheduling meetings and depositions
  • Reviewing client guidelines for billing purposes
  • Formatting general and reviewing pleadings, discovery, reports, and correspondence
  • Scanning, filing, and copying
  • Scheduling depositions and making travel arrangements
Qualifications:
  • Minimum 3 years of experience as a legal secretary, medical malpractice or defense litigation firm preferred
  • Must have prior experience with litigation processes

HeplerBroom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any basis prohibited by state or federal law.
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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