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Legal Assistant

Hazzard Law Firm

Legal Assistant

Birmingham, AL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Do you love digging into research and helping people? We’re hiring a paralegal to assist our legal team in preparing legal documents, filing motions, coordinating law office activity, and conducting legal research. Applicants should be experienced, highly-organized professionals with great attention to detail. If this sounds like a job you’ll love, apply below. Responsibilities: Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits under the guidance of a lawyer Arrange law office activity such as drafting subpoenas and coordinating with process servers Hold client interviews to gather information about their legal problems Organize our case filing systems to ensure all documents are properly sorted and easy to locate, and other administrative duties as needed Help lawyers prepare for trial by preparing and organizing exhibits, assisting with client meetings, filing motions, conducting research on legal articles, and organizing and coordinating witnesses Qualifications: Candidates must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree preferred Excellent organizational skills, and time-management skills Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education 3+ years of legal service experience under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting Strong oral and written communication skills Compensation: $40,000 - $45,000 yearly