Legal Assistant

Full Time
Memphis, TN 38157
Posted
Job description
Overview:
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a multi-office national firm has an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant for our Memphis, TN Office. This is a full time in office position, with competitive salary and benefits package offered.

JOB SUMMARY

The individual in this role primarily supports attorneys in the areas of health care liability defense and general civil litigation defense.
Responsibilities:
  • Under attorney direction, assists with document preparation such as drafting, preparing and distributing legal correspondence and memos as needed.
  • Prepares and handles tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other requests for information.
  • Ensures organization of files including maintenance and management.
  • Monitors files and escalates issues requiring attorney involvement. Performs timely handling of highly sensitive issues and materials related to case.
  • Maintains attorney’s calendar for trial and discovery deadlines.
  • E-filing/e-service of documents in state courts.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
  • Knowledge in area of specialization a plus: general civil litigation defense and health care liability defense preferred.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook required.
  • Requires critical thinking skills, superior communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • High School Diploma or its equivalent required.

Benefits

Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, employer paid short-term disability insurance, generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.

Physical Demands

This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time. While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.

Working Conditions

This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.

The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.

QPWB is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking enthusiastic candidates eager to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

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