Paralegal Assistant

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Paralegal Assistant Responsibilities (75%)

• Participate in the entire life cycle of multiple cases/matters from inception to close.
• Assist in monitoring and tracking case/matter progression.
• Manage and organize all case/matter documents, files, and internal/external databases associated with each specific assigned litigated case/matter.
• Ensure that the case team has all necessary information available to them in a timely manner.
• Maintain all physical elements of the case/matter in an organized, efficient, and accurate manner.
• Provide both attorney(s) and client(s) with information necessary for litigation process, decision making, and review in a timely manner.
• Conduct various document reviews, searches, and factual research.
• Draft discovery documents.
• Manage/track document productions.
• Prepare and organize exhibits for filings, depositions, hearings and/or trial.
• Court filings.
• Docket court deadlines.
• Prepare for and attend depositions, hearings, and/or trials.
• Act as a liaison among various internal departments, experts/consultants, as well as with outside vendors and/or agencies.
• Anticipate attorney and client needs related to matters or cases under management.
• Delegate effectively and as appropriate to Legal Administrative Assistants and support staff working on the case/matter.
• Handle all communications, whether oral and written, in a prompt and professional manner ensuring that information is transferred in an accurate and thorough manner.
• Act as a liaison among various internal departments, experts/consultants, as well as with outside vendors and/or agencies.
• Meet billable hour requirement of 1,250 hours per year.

General and Administrative (25%)

• Time Entry and other administrative tasks as assigned to meet the business needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Highly professional with a strong customer service orientation, commitment to meeting deadlines, and ability to multitask in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong professional, independent thinking skills with strength in problem solving and the ability to offer constructive opinions and creative solutions.
• A team player who motivates and educates other team members.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the position. 

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.  While performing the responsibilities of the position, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the person in this position will encounter. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in a professional, fast paced office environment that may require additional hours to complete work.

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. If an employee is unable to perform the essential functions of the position, Stinson LLP will evaluate whether a reasonable accommodation can be made to enable the employee to perform the described essential functions of the position. Generally, due to the nature of this office position, while performing the responsibilities of the position, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.