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Legal Assistant/Paralegal
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What they do
A Paralegal or Legal Assistant assists attorneys and law offices with a variety of tasks ranging from administrative support to legal research and writing. Maintains and organizes files or file databases. Conducts legal or other background research, assists with preparation for trials or hearings, and drafts documents to be filed. Uses software for electronic discovery of materials such as email for a trial. May specialize in a particular area of the law such as corporate or criminal law, family law or real estate law.
$62,165 / year median in Texas
+12% projected growth
Job Description
Job duties include:
- Scheduling meetings, court dates, and zoom calls
- Answering the phone and screening potential clients
- Sending out emails to clients, potential clients, and court staff, opposing counsel.
- Filing paperwork on the computer and email
- Filing documents with the court online
- Preparing intake forms for clients
- Tracking expenses, helping with billing, and generating reports.
- Greeting walk-ins at the office
- Inputing data in CRM system
- Organizing and prioritizing task lists
- Prepping documents for meetings
- Conducting status checks on all clients
- Keeping clients updated Looking for someone with a professional attitude that is willing to learn.