Law Clerk - #1415095

Description

As a Law Clerk, you will perform a variety of administrative tasks in our collaborative team-oriented culture. You will support your local attorney(s), paralegal(s) and team by assisting with fee agreement drafting, calendaring, filing court documents, client communication, preparing, and organizing files for use by attorneys during trial, hearings, and other court appearances.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Process client-related documents from paralegals and other employees and then process the documents to ensure they are properly filed within the client files.
• Locate and prepare necessary files for attorneys to use during upcoming court appearances, hearings, trials, client meetings, etc.
• Scan, filing/e-filing briefs, memorandums, discovery, letters, and other legal documents.
• Travel to Court to file documents with the Clerk of the Court and present documents to the Court for signature.
• Review files and confer with attorneys to discuss the status of the file as well as upcoming deadlines to ensure deadlines are met in a timely manner.
• Conduct legal research and draft.
• Calendaring hearings, deadlines, meetings, and other events as directed.
• Maintain client files.
• Communicating with clients and others on a regular basis.
• Efficiently provide superior service to clients.
• Develop and main a well-respected reputation amongst clients, opposing counsel, Judges, Court staff, and colleagues.
• All other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS*:

• High School Diploma or GED required; college graduate with bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of legal experience preferred.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Ability to talk, listen and speak clearly on the phone and through written communications.
• Computer proficiency (MS-Office- Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions give, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted.
  
  

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AT GRAVIS LAW: Gravis Law offers a professional work environment, a competitive wages, along with generous benefits which generally include:

Benefits

Insurance: Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

Retirement: 401(k) plan with company matching

Paid time off: Vacation/Sick days

Paid Federal Holidays

Paid Volunteer Time Off: Up to 16 hours annually

Other: Opportunity to cross train and grow within the organization

Work Environment/Conditions/Physical Demands

Duties will be performed in a standard office environment. Employees must have the ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with Gravis policy. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally be required to work weekends, holidays, be on call, and some employees could be required to travel overnight on occasion.

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