Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

PARALEGAL JOB DESCRIPTION

• The work days will be Monday through Friday in the office (not remote). The hours will be 9 : 00 to 5 : 30, with a thirty-minute unpaid lunch at 12 : 30 p.m. A car is required.
• Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certificate required.
• Answer telephones in a professional manner.
• Describe the services and fees if asked.
• Immediately email telephone messages to the attorney(s) if they are not in the office.
• Scan all client-related mail in the client’s ShareFile and place a note on it where you scanned it before placing it in the Attorney’s inbox.
• Greet any customers that arrive at the office – dress business casual.
• Type about 75 words a minute.
• Prepare forms and documents as instructed in Microsoft Word 13 and Excel.
• Prepare documents in Adobe and Ecopy –The Firm will train on Ecopy.
• Issue clients paid receipts upon payment.
• Take telephone calls from clients and email clients as instructed by an Attorney, Law Clerk, or Legal Assistant.
• Prepare fax cover sheets and letters, make copies, and fax documents.
• Search for information on the following websites : Cook County Clerk, Cook County Recorder of Deeds, and Cook County Treasurer.
• Pick-up and file documents in courthouses, municipalities, park districts, libraries districts and agencies.
• Deliver mailings to the post office and attend Kinkos to convert oversized documents to PDF.
• Telephone calls to clients about information needed to complete documents.
• Scan old files into an electronic storage archive.
• Prepare files to be shredded by a professional shredding company by removing paper clips, rubber bands, and any original noncourt documents.
• Keep the work area neat and organized.
• Maintain an office file of office office notes and instructions.
• Take the firm’s paper / garbage out to the trash bin which is located outside next to the office in the evening before leaving the office.
• Input daily a summary of tasks performed in QuickBooks.
• Keep the new client log updated.
• Confirm dates in court orders emailed to everyone in the firm are in MyCase Calendar and a copy of the court order is in the client’s respective file.
• Complete MyCase tasks or MyCase Calendar events in a timely manner or comment on them explaining why they were not completed and when you expect to complete them.
• Perform additional office duties as may be requested by an Attorney at the firm (including, but not limited to, drafting documents, e-filing documents, initiating and checking the status of service, ordering and following up on tract searches, drafting and submitting court orders to court coordinators and opposing parties / counsels, performing legal research, preparing mailing labels, mailings etc.).

Company Description

Our attorneys handle a broad range of matters, including family law, divorce, child custody, support and various areas of municipal law.

Company Description

Our attorneys handle a broad range of matters, including family law, divorce, child custody, support and various areas of municipal law.