Litigation Legal Assistant

4 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Hall Prangle & Schoonveld Full time $65,000 - $70,000 per year


Full-time

Description

Who we Are

Hall Prangle LLC is a leading national trial defense law firm with a longstanding reputation for our success at trial, especially in high-exposure cases related to healthcare law. Our staff assert a team-centric approach to support our attorneys and cases, while maintaining a collegial culture where exceptional legal professionals want to work.

About the Role

Hall Prangle is seeking to hire a full-time legal assistant in its Chicago office who has at least five (5) years' experience as a litigation legal assistant, ideally in the medical malpractice or healthcare law field. The legal assistant will be assigned to three attorneys and work collaboratively with them and the other staff to efficiently provide our clients with the best possible results. The right candidate will be skilled and hard-working as well as pleasant and personable.

Responsibilities

· Maintains attorneys' calendar.

· Schedules court appearances, client meetings, depositions, and other engagements. Ensures there are no scheduling conflicts and notifies attorneys of pending deadlines.

· Serves as intermediary between attorneys, firm personnel and the courts, relaying communications between each group.

· Generates all correspondence.

· Prepares and sends notices of filings, motions, and hearing to appropriate parties.

· Creates and maintains client files, records, logs, and any other information in relation to case file.

What You will Need to Succeed

· 5+ years as a Legal Assistant within a law firm supporting attorneys practicing medical malpractice defense litigation or other defense litigation.

· Knowledge of concepts, terminology, principles, and procedures of the law.

· Knowledge of functions and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal courts and related agencies.

· Highly proficient using MS Office Suites: Word, Excel, Outlook, Billing Software, and On-Line Document Management Software.

· Expertise in using Outlook Calendars for scheduling and maintaining attorneys' busy court schedules.

· Experience in creating and maintaining documents, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, and copying; coordinating case preparation.

· Experience in tracking billing hours through billing software.

· Must be highly organized, able to multitask and juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

· Strong time management skills and strong attention to detail.

· Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Why Hall Prangle?

Hall Prangle's employees across the country demonstrate the firm's tireless commitment to excellence. Hall Prangle is committed to being the firm where our remarkable clients want to do business, talented teams want to work, and our communities can expect our support.

Our Benefits

Our goal is to support the well-being of our employees physically, emotionally, financially, and professionally.

· Competitive total compensation, including bonus earning potential

· Full benefit package including group medical, dental, and vision coverage

· Basic Life Insurance, long-and short-term disability, AD&D

· 401(k) Plan

· Annual Wellness benefits

· Referral bonus program

Hall Prangle LLC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Only applicants meeting the above-noted experience level and skills will be considered. This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. No third party or recruiting agency resumes will be accepted.


Salary Description
$65,000+

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