Education and Qualifications:
- Minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience
- Associate degree in legal studies or related field preferred
- Ability to perform general office tasks, such as typing accurately, scheduling tasks, maintaining organized records, and handling correspondence efficiently
- Knowledge of local, out-of-state, and federal court litigation documentation, deadlines and filing procedures (both e-filing or paper requirements)
Required Skills:
- Maintain a positive, “can-do” attitude, while working in a fast-paced working environment
- Clear and effective communication and strong people skills; strong grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Able to work independently or as a team in a collaborative environment
- Strong diligence with great emphasis on accuracy and quality
- Advance knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
- Demonstrate capability of researching local court rules to ensure proper methods of e-filing
- Able to quickly learn e-filing in out-of-state district courts and federal district court systems
- Knowledge of legal procedures, legal terminology, and e-discovery databases such as Relativity
- Strong document formatting experience
- Demonstrate a solid technical aptitude
- Operate standard office equipment such as telephones, conferencing equipment, photocopiers, scanners, postage machines, etc.
- Use proper judgement and discretion when dealing with sensitive, confidential information.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to read from hard-copy paper and computer screen, sit, talk, hear, use wrist, hands, and fingers repetitively to type, write, operate computer and other office equipment/machinery, handle and grasp paper and other office objects. Additionally, the person in this position will remain in a stationary sitting position 90% of the time working on a computer; occasionally moving about our office to visit and meet with others and/or attend meetings, access file cabinets, use office machinery, etc., which will require bending and lifting of items less than 25 lbs. The typical office environment is of moderate noise level, an indoor temperate environment, and light levels that are bright and conducive to minimal eye strain. Little to no travel is expected for this position.
The qualifications, physical demands, and work environment described herein are representative of those an employee will encounter and must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.
Acknowledgement
Gable Gotwals is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or other factors protected by law.
