Legal Assistant - Bankruptcy/Creditors' Rights - Gust Rosenfeld PLC

Gust Rosenfeld seeks an experienced, full-time creditors’ rights/bankruptcy Legal Assistant to join our creditors’ rights/bankruptcy practice group in our Phoenix office. The preferred candidate would have 2-5 years creditors’ rights/bankruptcy/garnishment/default judgment experience. Duties include:

• Support attorneys and paralegals in the creditors’ rights/bankruptcy group.
• Preparation of draft pleadings, memos, correspondence with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Manage deadlines by prioritizing and handling multiple projects with competing time constraints in a fast-paced environment.
• Electronic filing and service of documents in bankruptcy cases and other jurisdictions.
• Docketing and maintenance of calendars.
• Preparation of new matter memos and coordinate with Records Department regarding conflicts checks.
• Telephone and attorney/client contact.
• Work with filing assistant to ensure timeliness and accuracy of all files.
• Must be proficient in all aspects of Microsoft Office/Excel/Outlook and PDF documents.
• Overtime flexibility is required.
• The candidate must have excellent communication and inter-personal skills, demonstrate logic, reasoning, good judgment, work independently and with a group/team.