Legal Assistant
Company: Hazzard Law Firm
Location: Birmingham
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
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
About Company:
The Hazzard Law Firm is a boutique criminal defense and personal
injury firm in the heart of downtown Birmingham. We love helping
people and assisting with their legal needs. The Hazzard Law Firm
is the experience you can trust.
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