Legal Assistant in Civil Litigation
2 months ago
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
Simms Showers LLP is an AV rated, growing 15-attorney law firm with offices in Leesburg, VA, Williamsburg, VA, Winchester, VA and Baltimore, MD. We serve a wide variety of clients, including numerous Christian ministries, churches, businesses, and individuals throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and nationwide in a variety of legal practice areas.
We are currently seeking a full-time Civil Litigation Paralegal in our Leesburg office. The Civil Litigation Paralegal assists several attorneys in the office with fast-paced and dynamic employment, contract, personal injury, landlord/tenant, and various other types of civil claims and litigation. This includes proof-reading and cite-checking correspondence, pleadings, briefs, discovery, and other legal documents for the firms civil cases; following procedures and filing documents in various different local court jurisdictions; conducting potential client intake and coordinating new client consultations with attorneys; communicating with new and existing clients with discretion and professionalism; assisting attorneys with legal research and drafting; managing and organizing electronic and physical client files; preparing exhibits for hearings and trials; and assisting with other administrative and legal duties as needed.
The ideal candidate should be able to think critically about the merits of potential cases and be able to keep track of multiple different cases at once. The ideal candidate is organized and detail-oriented, as well as self-motivated and able to work independently and creatively problem-solve when encountering challenges. Excellent writing and editing skills are required. A working knowledge of the state and local judicial system is encouraged.
This position would be in-office, 40 hours a week with a Monday-Friday, 9am 5:30pm schedule. An oral commitment of at least 1-2 years is requested, those willing to stay longer will be more highly considered.
Full-time positions include benefits such as health insurance, 401K retirement, paid sick/vacation leave and paid holidays.
Duties would include:
Reviewing drafts of legal documents for spelling/grammar/punctuation, readability, and accuracy
Mailing, filing, and/or electronically filing legal documents for various attorneys in various different local courts.
Answering phones, taking messages for civil attorneys, and conducting potential client intake for the civil department
Coordinating case deadlines, hearing dates, attorney meetings, new client consultations, and other items on the firm calendar
Assisting civil attorneys with client communications as directed
Possible legal research projects for various attorneys
Filing and organizing legal documents into correct client folders
Scanning and archiving old client folders to be saved in our database.
Preparation of responsive documents for discovery and exhibit binders for hearings and trials
Other administrative and legal duties will vary as the need arises.
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