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Description

The Role

The Firm's Phoenix office is seeking a Legal Assistant. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and work independently. They must have knowledge of eFiling procedures for Federal and State Courts. Additionally, excellent spelling and proofreading skills are required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal and administrative support to attorneys/paralegals
• Create, prepare, proofread, and amend high volume complex legal documents, pleadings, including table of contents and table of authorities, letters and emails
• File pleadings and other documents with state and federal courts using various means, including electronic court filing systems.
• Produce accurate documents and correspondence in a timely manner
• Calendar maintenance, such as scheduling hearings, briefing schedules, discovery deadlines, depositions, meetings, and knowledge of civil and federal court deadline filing dates, court rules, and procedures
• Calculating and inputting case related deadlines into firm's docketing program
• Maintain electronic files for client matters
• Preparing shells for various pleadings, discovery, motions, and correspondence
• Oversee arrangements for in-house and external depositions, including booking court reporters
• Reception and office administration duties.
• Perform other administrative duties as they arise
  
  
  

Skills

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 3-10 years' experience in a law firm setting
• High School diploma or GED required (Bachelor's degree or some college preferred)
• Extensive experience in handling and completing State and Federal eFilings
• Proficient to advanced user of Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Proficient to advanced user of PDF programs such as Adobe, Nuance/Kofax, etc.
• Applicant must be detailed oriented and highly motivated with the ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Impressive command of grammar and punctuation
• Must have experience with iManage or equivalent document management system
  
  
  

The Firm

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity and enable global prosperity, namely: insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade and natural resources. Globally integrated, Clyde & Co offers a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. It is committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves and provides an environment in which everyone can realize their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimizing the impact it has on the environment including through a commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. The firm has 490 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people overall in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.

Our Values

Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:

• Work as one - We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
• Excel with clients - We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do
• Celebrate difference - We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
• Act boldly - We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth
  
  
  

Business Services Competencies

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.

The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

• Technical Excellence
• People and Team
• Client/Stakeholder Relationships
• Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness
• Personal Effectiveness
  
  
  

Benefits offered include generous time off; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401K Safe Harbor contribution; Life/AD&D Disability; Flexible Spending Account; Supplemental Medical Accident Insurance; Supplemental Critical Illness Insurance; Employee Assistance Program; Pet Insurance; Commuter Benefits.

This is the job description as constituted at present; however the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.

**Principals only**

It is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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