Overview
Assistant Clerk I Jobs in Shreveport, LA at Second Circuit Court of Appeal
Job description
Are you seeking a career with a firm that promotes growth and learning? Apply now as a first step to a new opportunity with Hunking Law, LLC. If you do not have paralegal experience or want to expand into the personal injury field, you will receive personalized training from the practice owner and team. We are an expanding, friendly and professional law office.
Learn more about Mr. Hunking and his team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUlYwsrZXRc and https://hunkinglaw.com/.
Your part: The ideal applicant must be detail-oriented, organized, accurate, have great customer service skills and ready to play an important role in the business. Applicants with a minimum of 1 year of personal injury or other legal experience are strongly encouraged to apply. Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.
Application deadline: 04/17/2025. Start date: As soon as possible. Incomplete applications may be excluded.
Duties include filing, sorting, organization, answering phones, conveying messages, assisting with projects, preparing and maintaining legal documents and correspondence, filing motions, interviewing clients, preparing retainers and conducting legal research. Proficiency with the MS Office Suite or Google docs and Clio to create correspondence, billing hours, emails, and other business-related items.
Qualifications required include attention to detail, dependability, friendly customer service skills, critical thinking skills, a high level of professionalism, and a proven ability to meet deadlines. You will work with one attorney and serve clients on the phone and in person. Ability to handle confidential information in a professional and discreet manner.
Ideal qualities include being methodical, demonstrating a calming presence, ability to perform job duties under deadlines or stressful situations, taking a systematic approach, being prudent, judicious, discreet, and accurate. If you have made it this far through the job description then please know that we appreciate your attention to detail and willingness to thoroughly review this description before applying. As a result, please email your resume to our Office Manager directly at [email protected]. We will only be interviewing applicants that follow this step. Thank you for your attention to detail.
Motivators are a caring drive to benefit and support others, enjoy helping others for a good cause, a drive to maintain order and enforce systems or processes in a consistent manner and enjoys learning new procedures on a continual basis.
Full Job Description
Essential Functions: All duties are performed under the supervision of a licensed attorney.
· Conducts and summarizes research using various print and electronic publications and databases.
· Drafts legal documents for client and firm needs.
· Prepares and organizes documents for legal proceedings including deposition transcripts, briefs, motions, witness testimony, medical records and more.
· Maintains properly organized paper and electronic files of client and firm documents. Creates and maintains databases related to clients and cases.
· Takes notes during depositions, witness statements, client meetings, and other firm matters. Investigates matters related to cases, including locating and interviewing witnesses.
· Assists the attorney with case preparation.
· Prepares and files court documents.
· Coordinate set-up and logistic needs related to trials, depositions and other legal proceedings.
· Coordinates with external vendors such as medical, insurance, video, transcription and legal research services.
· Ensures that documentation requests from outside counsel, courts regulatory agencies and others are handled effectively and timely.
· Serves as a liaison between attorneys and other firm staff members.
· Performs general office and administrative tasks (answering the telephone, scheduling meetings, making copies, running errands, etc.).
· Handles additional administrative and attorney-supported duties as needed.
Knowledge, Education, Skills, and Abilities:
Must Have:
· High School Diploma or GED and stable work history.
· Strong research skills using both print and electronic materials.
· Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.
· Strong professional communication skills (in person, via telephone and in writing).
Must be able to use effectively:
· Work in stressful, fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment.
· Organize, categorize and summarize extensive information and research.
· Use Google docs and the Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access. Bonus points if the applicant has experience with WordPerfect.
· Master internal software, including investigative databases and billing system
Work Context: Physical Requirements, must be able to:
· Perform seated work at a computer workstation for eight to ten hours per day, along with additional office tasks and duties related to courtroom and other legal proceedings.
· Travel between office, courthouse, client locations and other areas where business is conducted throughout the workday.
· Work a standard office schedule, typically between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, with additional hours, (including earlier or later, as well as weekends) required on occasion.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $26.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Experience:
Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)
Paralegal: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Eugene, OR 97401
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $26.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
401(k) matching
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Title: Assistant Clerk I
Company: Second Circuit Court of Appeal
Location: Shreveport, LA
