Legal Assistant./ Knoxville, TN , (Onsite), 5 Months Contract - Suncap Technology, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
About the Job
Job Description
Onsite Role, Local to TN candidates only
Legal Assistant / Paralegal
Onsite Role, Local to TN candidates only
Legal Assistant / Paralegal
- Ideal candidate will have the following experience and skills: Experience as Paralegal for attorney or law firm that handles litigation. Some college experience, preferably graduate of a Paralegal program. Drafting legal pleadings using templates or copying example pleadings.
- Filing documents with courts and interacting with court clerk offices. Making/sending service copies by certified mail, making arrangements with process server when needed. Scheduling court reporters for court hearings and trials. Helping prepare trial exhibits and witness list.
- Organizing and maintaining legal files, both hard copy and electronic. Proficiency with building, updating, and maintaining spreadsheets, and working efficiently in multiple data bases.
- Timely management of casework, including proper documentation and case resolution.
- Research/review/gather information for cases and document findings accurately. Outreach to internal/external customers for case information and remain professional at all times. Use Excel to track action and status updates on cases.
- Excellent customer service skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to send clear, concise emails and respond in a timely manner.
- Be flexible and adaptable to changing work demands/tasks. Organization and diligent attention to detail is required. Utilize good time management, note-taking, email organization and distribution skills.
- Timely and efficiently process, index, and file documents. Attend staff meetings and participate in discussions. Maintain confidentiality and security of documents.
- Complete miscellaneous tasks as assigned by supervising attorney. Self-motivated and able to stay on task while working independently.
Skills |
Others | Addressing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Administrative Assistant | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Software | Others | Adobe Acrobat | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Appointment Setting | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Correspondence - Email | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Correspondence - General | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Customer Service | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Customer Service Skills | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Data Entry | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Emailing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Faxing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Filing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Software | Others | Internet | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Legal | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Software | Others | Microsoft Excel | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Software | Others | Microsoft PowerPoint | Novice (1-3 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Software | Others | Microsoft Word | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Printing and Copying | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Proofreading/Editing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Scheduling | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Typing | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No | ||||||||
| Skills | Others | Verbal Communication | Proficient (4-6 Years) | No |
Source : Suncap Technology, Inc.