Gibson Arnold & Associates is seeking a legal assistant to join a law firm in Denver, CO. The ideal candidate will possess experience with:
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- Supporting all aspects of complex civil litigation practice areas.
- Excellent MS Office skills, well-developed communication abilities, effectively managing multiple projects, and strong attention to detail.
- Insurance defense litigation, employment, public entity, and court of appeals experience preferred.
- Assemble and file documents electronically. Prepare motion and discovery shells, motion filing.
- Expert coordination for depositions and trial.
- Assist with preparation of trial/mediation/appellate briefs.
- Interface professionally with clients, opposing counsel, court clerks.
- Excellent technology skills.
- Process payment requests and coordinate the client billing process.
- Maintain client files and contact information.
- Schedule meetings, conference calls, depositions, court hearings, and travel arrangements.
- Outlook/LSS calendaring state and federal court deadlines and iManage document management program experience is highly preferred.
- Well-developed skills in editing, proofreading, and grammar.
- Ability to anticipate problems, find solutions, and prioritize work accordingly.
- Well-developed time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to exercise a high degree of personal integrity, confidentiality, tact, discretion, and judgment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel).
- Knowledge of manipulation and edit of PDF documents using Acrobat Adobe.
- Ability to work overtime as necessary. Experience in Defense Civil Litigation, preferred.
- Minimum of high school graduation; business school, or related professional legal secretarial degree, preferred.
Salary range is $50,000 – $82,000 depending on experience.
For more information on this opportunity contact Macy Wullstein.
