Legal Assistant

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Legal Assistant
The candidate will work with trusts and estates attorney in sophisticated, high volume practice. Organize cases by establishing and organizing files; establishing calendars; expediting requirements and deadlines. Produce information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics. Conserve attorney’s time by reading, researching, reviewing, verifying, and routing correspondence, reports and legal documents; drafting letters and documents; collecting and analyzing information; initiating telecommunications; organizing client conferences, and attorney meetings; preparing and forwarding pleadings. Maintain attorney calendar by recording and monitoring court appearance dates, pleadings, and filing requirements, including monitoring deadlines and anticipating changes in litigation or transaction preparation requirements. Represent attorney by communicating and obtaining information; following-up on delegated assignments; knowing when to act and when to refer matters to attorney. Research law sources by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes; initiating patent and trademark searches. Maintain client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential. Provide historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and retrieval systems; recording meeting discussions; maintaining transcripts; documenting and maintaining evidence. Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Trusts and estates or transactional experience preferred.

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