Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Company: Eggleston King Davis
Location: Weatherford
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description Responsibilities:
Assist lawyers in preparing legal documentation, pleadings, and correspondence including interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits.

Work with lawyers to prepare for trial by conducting research on legal articles, preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings.
Organize case filing systems to ensure all documents are properly sorted and easy to locate, and other administrative duties as needed.
Draft and send various types of correspondence
File all legal documents with local municipalities via ePortals
Copying, scanning, and printing of various documents
Enter all notes and developments in case management software
Handle communications between clients and attorneys; promote efficient flow of information.
Qualifications:

Must have great time-management skills, and organizational skills
Must have strong interpersonal skills and talent for writing and grammar
3+ years of legal service experience under an experienced lawyer in private law practice
Candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have advanced paralegal education will receive preference.
Summary of personal requirements:
Initiative, anticipates needs and gets things done consistently on time
A high level of responsiveness both inside our law firm and with our clients
A results-driven professional, who gets excited about reaching and exceeding goals
Commitment to excellence
Our ideal candidate is a teammate, who must be able to run with assigned tasks in large projects and communicate effectively with our team, but also have no problem jumping in and getting his/her hands dirty in other areas to reach the goal.

Keywords: Eggleston King Davis, Fort Worth , Legal Assistant/Paralegal, Legal , Weatherford, Texas