Legal Assistant I

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Legal Assistant I
Duties: Keep cases organized by establishing and organizing files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; confirming case status with State’s Attorney. Help develop cases by maintaining contact with people involved in the case; scheduling depositions; preparing and forwarding summonses and subpoenas; drafting complaints; preparing and filing discovery requests; preparing responses to opposing counsel; generating status reports. Keeps clients informed by maintaining contact; communicating case progress. Support case preparation by preparing case summaries and materials for mediation conferences; preparing pleadings; monitoring and obtaining discovery responses; organizing materials for team case review. Enhance trial proceedings by organizing evidence; preparing exhibits; scheduling witnesses; ensuring that witnesses are ready when needed. Take and transcribe dictation; type legal documents, letters and other correspondence. Performs other duties of a similar nature.

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