Legal Assistant

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Legal Assistant
The candidate performs numerous different tasks to provide assistance to the attorneys, courts, and clients in order to achieve smooth case progression as well as perform general office tasks as required. Consistently demonstrates analytical ability, administrative skills, ingenuity, and independent judgment in their area. Assists attorneys in drafting complex pleadings and discovery. Functions as the liaison between the attorney, courts, clients, and others including witnesses. Serves as a key component at trial. Gathers information by asking questions or determining sources for information to accurately assist the public, law enforcement, attorneys. Conducts legal research. Schedules and tracks deadlines to move cases forward and meet procedural requirements. Provides case management of all discovery documents for disbursement. Enters pertinent data into designated computer systems/software programs, reviews, and verifies data. Processes subpoenas for law enforcement and witnesses. Identifies appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials that are relevant to assigned cases. Verifies the accuracy of cited cases. Prepares deposition summaries from transcripts. Performs trial/court preparation work, but does not appear in court. Oversees and coordinates document production; compiles information necessary for reports and case development. Prepares written and verbal correspondence with involved parties, attorneys, and citizens. Performs legal research using both traditional and computer databases to retrieve, organize, index, and cross-reference legal materials. Conducts factual investigations. Interviews witnesses. Researches documents. Trains and backs up other paralegals and new paralegal positions. Assists in the direction of the workflow to others.

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