Legal Administrative Assistant (Education Law)

Title : Legal Administrative Assistant (Education Law)

Location : Raleigh, NC

Compensation : $50,000-59,000 base DOE + OT and bonus eligibility

Schedule : Full-time in office for first 90 days; hybrid schedule thereafter

Our client, a reputable trial law firm in North Carolina and the Southeast, is currently seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant for its office in Raleigh!

Ideal candidates will have experience directly supporting an education law practice OR has experience in a civil litigation practice and previous teaching experience.

This position is a full-time position that is both overtime and bonus eligible! While new hires must be onsite for the first 3 months, an option to move into a hybrid schedule will be available thereafter.

Responsibilities :

• Set up new files; including preparing conflict worksheet upon receipt of new case, typing labels and separating file contents into sub-files.
• General file maintenance and management, with focus on creating systems to help identify location of documents and what documents have been received and / or produced.
• Filing of general correspondence, e-mails and / or other legal documents.
• Preparation and editing of general correspondence, pleadings and / or discovery documents from attorney dictation.
• Drafting form or enclosure letters to court personnel, opposing counsel, employer, etc.
• Copying, scanning, faxing, etc.
• Field and handle phone calls that may come in for attorney in his absence.
• Review and process incoming and outgoing attorney mail.
• Scheduling mediations, depositions, meetings, etc., and calendaring of same.
• Preparation of materials for meetings, hearings, depositions and discovery production.
• Submit all invoices to accounting / billing.
• Order court reporters and reserve conference rooms for depositions and mediations.
• Preparing closed files for offsite storage.
• Any other related tasks that may be assigned.

Qualifications :

• Associate's Degree or higher education.
• Direct experience supporting an education law practice at another law firm OR civil litigation experience and previous teaching experience.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of NetDocuments (Document Management Software), and Elite helpful.
• Experience supporting several attorneys within a busy practice.
• Ability to complete tasks assigned in a timely fashion.
• Ability to manage / meet deadlines.
• Must be flexible and detail oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle conflicting priorities.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to work independently, or as part of a team, using initiative in all aspects of assignments.
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