LEGAL ASSISTANT

***$1,000 Sign-On Bonus after 90 days***

Summary:

Legal Assistants will work closely with our attorneys in reviewing files, preparing documents for litigations, account reviews and working closely with courts in multiple states to ensure legal files are processed in a timely manner.

Essential Functions and Duties:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Review files based on client criteria and handle time-sensitive documents
• Prepare documents for litigation
• Perform account reviews
• Process bank and wage garnishments
• Work closely with courts, following files through the legal process in multiple states
• Independent projects and other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no supervisory responsibility

Required Education & Experience:

High School diploma required

Associate’s degree or some college education preferred

Competencies:

• An ability to work in a queue based, paperless environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• An ability to multitask and work under time-sensitive deadlines
• Strong work ethic and a desire to succeed

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the responsibilities of the position, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the person in this position will encounter. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in a professional, fast paced office environment that may require additional hours to complete work.

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. If an employee is unable to perform the essential functions of the position, Messerli Kramer will evaluate whether a reasonable accommodation can be made to enable the employee to perform the described essential functions of the position. Generally, due to the nature of this office position, while performing the responsibilities of the position, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.