Litigation Legal Assistant

Altitude Community Law P.C.

Litigation Legal Assistant

Lakewood, CO
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    This is a member of the litigation group and provides support to attorneys and paralegals in litigation, foreclosure, and covenant enforcement cases. Responsibilities: • Review client documents, prepare demand letters, and necessary follow-up; • Pretrial/trial prep, trial notebooks, exhibits, discovery, combining/extracting documents electronically; • Review documents from client and prepare liens for attorney review; • Download pleadings from Court and save to WD, including batch downloads; • PM calendar templates, at issue and pretrial; • Workflow/procedure for Notice of Rep. by Attorney in Small Claims Court; • Open new files and close files electronically; • E-filing pleadings with Courts and e-record documents with counties; • Initiate, respond, and maintain communication (written/verbal) with clients; • Copy, scan, file, and send out correspondence and documents for mailings; • Obtain status of public trustee foreclosures/bankruptcies and update database; • Maintain status report for open cases and calendar all deadlines for attorney; • Maintain and update task list on each file, contact managers to keep files updated; • Edit proformas at the direction of Attorneys and printing to Adobe; • Other duties as assigned; and consistent and on-time attendance required. Qualifications: • At least 2 years of office experience plus 1 year of law firm experience preferred. • Strong computer skills, including Outlook and Word. Experience in some type of case management and billing software a plus. • Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization, including attorneys, management, and coworkers. • Strong communication skills are critical, including electronic communication skills, with an ability to focus on attention to detail on behalf of the team. • Able to work in fast-paced environment with multiple tasks and demands. • Excellent grammar, spelling, editing, and writing skills a plus. • English Proficiency – speaking, reading, and writing. ADA : • Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time. • Must be able to focus on computer screen for multiple hours at a time. • Must have ability to reach overhead to file and lift in excess of 10 pounds. Nothing in this job position restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Compensation: $35,000 - $55,000

    • Review client documents, prepare demand letters, and necessary follow-up; • Pretrial/trial prep, trial notebooks, exhibits, discovery, combining/extracting documents electronically; • Review documents from client and prepare liens for attorney review; • Download pleadings from Court and save to WD, including batch downloads; • PM calendar templates, at issue and pretrial; • Workflow/procedure for Notice of Rep. by Attorney in Small Claims Court; • Open new files and close files electronically; • E-filing pleadings with Courts and e-record documents with counties; • Initiate, respond, and maintain communication (written/verbal) with clients; • Copy, scan, file, and send out correspondence and documents for mailings; • Obtain status of public trustee foreclosures/bankruptcies and update database; • Maintain status report for open cases and calendar all deadlines for attorney; • Maintain and update task list on each file, contact managers to keep files updated; • Edit proformas at the direction of Attorneys and printing to Adobe; • Other duties as assigned; and consistent and on-time attendance required.

  • Compensation
    $35,000-$55,000 per year