Description

Title:                      Legal Assistant                

Reports to:            Law Firm Attorneys

Status:                   Full-Time, Exempt

Date created:         May 14, 2025

Summary of Position:

The Assistant will work with attorneys to prepare, research, and analyze various legal documents.

Responsibilities:

•       Maintain attorney calendars and schedules, schedule meetings, answer calls, and emails.
•       Track court orders and calendar management for multiple attorneys.
•       Maintain excellent organization of filings both electronically and physically.
•       Submit filings as requested into the Odyssey electronic court filing system.
•       Provide administrative assistance.
•       Schedule court reporters for depositions.
•       Database management of all relevant documents/files.
•       Provide support to multiple attorneys through all litigation phases.
•       Interact with clients in person, over the phone, and through email.
•       Assist attorneys with discovery management discovery production.
•       Create Inventories for file management.
•       Any other duties assigned by management.

Supervises:

•       None

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

•       A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
•       At least 5 years of experience
•       Some experience in domestic relations is required
•       Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•       Highly organized and detailed oriented
•       Ability to organize and prioritize work
•       Excellent organization and project management skills
•       Excellent problem-solving abilities
•       Strong written and verbal communication skills

Language Skills

Ability to clearly and effectively present information and respond to questions from attorneys, clients, and peers, in English, in person, over telephone and in writing.

Computer Skills

Highly proficient with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat and Odyssey

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see.  The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee will occasionally lift, push, or move up to 15 pounds. 

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation

The compensation is commensurate with experience and competitive for the Chicagoland market.