SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT
@ Jackson County MissouriSENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT
About the job
Join a company committed to passion and customer focus. Support attorneys with legal and administrative tasks, prepare documents, coordinate case activities, and work independently and with a team.
Requirements
- Experience in legal research
- Legal document preparation
- Interviewing witnesses and victims
- Strong organizational skills
- Experience managing deadlines
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Associate's preferred
- Five years legal experience
- Must pass REJIS test
- Background check and drug screen
Full job description
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
Department: Prosecutor
Grade: 180
Salary: $24.06/hour
Job Duties:
- Provides comprehensive legal and administrative support to attorneys and the legal assistant team.
- Works closely with attorneys to support the day-to-day operations of the practice, coordinate case-related activities, manage deadlines, prepare legal documents, and communicate with law enforcement, defense counsel, records departments and others.
- Prepares, proofreads, edits, and formats legal documents, correspondence, pleadings, discovery, and other case-related materials
- This position requires excellent organizational and time-management skills, sound judgment, initiative, and the ability to work independently while contributing positively to the overall team.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or its equivalent; Associate’s degree preferred
- Five years of prior experience in law research, preparation of legal documents, interviewing witnesses and victims and investigation of facts.
- Must be certified and pass yearly test to use REJIS.
- Must submit to and pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
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