Responsibilities:
- Identify data elements in legal documents and enter them accurately into our matter management system.
- Provide support in scanning documents and cataloguing them for easy retrieval.
- Handle and maintain legal documents of a highly confidential nature.
- Proofread entered matters for quality control.
- Send legal documents to outside counsel as necessary and follow up with them and paralegals as needed.
- Assist in the intake processing of incoming litigation, including mass tort litigation, following established priorities.
- Collaborate with other team members to ensure completion of various stages of processing.
- Perform basic management of manual and electronic files.
Qualifications:
- Ability to work under deadlines and in a fast-paced work environment.
- High school diploma or equivalent related experience.
- 6 months to 1 year of office/customer service experience.
- 6 months to 1 year of experience using Microsoft Office Excel and Word software.
- Mid-level computer skills.
- Basic knowledge of office equipment such as photocopy machines and printers.
- Ability to follow instructions accurately.