Legal Assistant

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Legal Assistant

Duties: Assist legal teams with opening new client physical files. Assist legal teams with drafting internal forms. Attend case status meeting with Attorneys and Paralegals and assist Paralegals in maintaining attendant Client Status Reports. Assist legal teams with drafting, filing, serving, and tracking general pleadings and documents/correspondence (Notice of Appearance, Notice of Absence, Notice of Intent to Withdraw, Transmittal Memorandums, etc.). Assist legal teams with creating initial client Master Information List in FamilySoft and preparing draft shell pleadings. Create pleading caption and correspondence templates in Word. Assist legal teams with preparing and tracking parenting seminar, trial waiver, and closing correspondence. Assist legal teams with case docketing, including maintaining tickle box (if applicable) and sending reminders to Attorneys and Paralegals and tracking of trial deposits. Assist legal teams with processing incoming and outgoing mail, and legal messenger deliveries, and provide copies to client via client’s preferred method (email, mail). Assist legal teams with arranging for personal service and special messenger deliveries. Assist legal teams with scheduling telephone conferences, in-office appointments, and conference rooms, if needed. Process legal messenger return slips by ensuring that materials were timely delivered and instructions were followed. Contact businesses for sample QDROs and subpoena service information. Contact potential Guardians ad Litem/Parenting Evaluators for availability and retainer information. Assist legal teams with detailed categorization and document indexing of client paperwork (tax returns, pay stubs, etc.). Assist legal teams with assembling mediation materials, ER 904 Notices, Sealed Financial Source Documents, Joint Statement of Evidence, trial notebooks, and motion documents. Assist legal teams with scheduling trial witnesses for trial preparation with Attorneys and maintain testimony schedule, spreadsheet, and binder for trial witnesses. Update internal forms and notify appropriate departments when client contact information changes. Assist legal teams with scheduling and confirming court reporters and conference rooms for depositions. Forward invoices to appropriate department for payment. Input time into billing system.

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Company info

McKinley Irvin
1201 Pacific Avenue Suite 2000
Tacoma
Washington
United States 98402
Website : http://www.mckinleyirvin.com/