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Litigation Legal Assistant
Consilio LLC
Posted Jul 10 Full TimeGreater Chicago Area Consilio is seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant for one of our Chicago law firm clients. The ideal candidate is a bright professional with strong proofreading skills, familiarity with both state and federal court filings, E-filing experience, and is detail oriented with great spelling and grammar skills. A positive attitude and ability to adapt to a fast-moving environment are essential to this position.
Salary: up to $110k | Hours: 9:00am-5:30pm | Schedule: 4 days in office & 1 day remote
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum of 4-7 years’ experience as a Litigation Secretary required
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and various legal software applications
- Preparing draft court documents, specifically complaints, answers, discovery, briefs, motions, motions for summary judgment, correspondence and memos
- Preparing for trials as needed
- Organizing and maintaining documents, and case files
- Mailing, faxing, or arranging for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials
- Excellent oral & written communication skills
- Must be extremely detail oriented, organized and have great follow through skills
- Must be able to coordinate complex scheduling for multiple individuals.
- Must be able to work under pressure while managing multiple deadlines/priorities is essential
- Accuracy, speed and professionalism a must
- Has the ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Must be skilled at typing correspondence and pleadings for attorneys
- Strong interpersonal skills