Legal Assistant job description template

Legal Assistant job description example

Are you an aspiring energetic, organized and hard-working Legal Assistant?

If so, this may be the perfect position for you.

We are looking for a proactive Legal Assistant whose main task will be to manage cases and help with administartive load of our office.

Legal Assistant duties and responsibilities

• Draft client contracts and submit to staff for review
• File legal documents and correspondence daily
• Respond to email, walk-in and phone inquiries from clients and witnesses
• Maintaining attorney calendars, including all appointments, court deadlines, meetings, and all necessary dates regarding pleadings
• Help attorneys prepare for meetings and trials
• Prepare case testimony, briefs and interrogatories
• Research and verify documents and statistics as needed
• Proofread correspondence, marketing materials and other written content
• Maintain complete and orderly files in a manner that expedites retrieval
• Ensure record and privacy requirements are followed

Legal Assistant qualifications and requirements

• BA degree in Law or similar relevant field
• Previous working experience as a Legal Assistant for (x) year(s)
• In depth knowledge of legal databases, procedures and protocols
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Analytical and critical thinking aptitude
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills