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Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Chicago, IL, USA

Labor & Employment

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Job Description:

Our client, a top national law firm with twenty-three (23) offices around the country, seeks a full-time litigation paralegal/legal assistant for its Chicago office. The legal professional will provide direct support to up to three (3) attorneys. This is a hybrid position at their beautiful office located between the riverwalk and millennium park! The position comes with a great package and a salary to $90K depending on experience level. 


Responsibilities: 

  • Managing the intake and conflicts check process for new matters 

  • Maintaining case files E-filing (both state and federal) 

  • Finalizing correspondence 

  • Preparing TOCs/TOAs 

  • Entering billable time while working with billing specialists 

  • Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications: 

  • Three (3) to five (5) solid years of litigation experience (defense, civil, commercial preferred – labor and employment experience a plus!) 

  • Be highly motivated, dedicated, hard-working, and comfortable working in a team environment. 

  • Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills - with exceptional knowledge of Excel 

  • Great interpersonal skills (oral and written) 

  • Knowledge of the firm's document management program, iManage/FileSite, as well as its time and billing system, Aderant, are a plus. 

  • This position offers a hybrid work schedule. 

Benefits: 

  • Competitive salary to $90K+ 

  • Paid parking and travel reimbursement (rail and train) 

  • 3 choices of comprehensive medical plans 

  • PTO, vacation time, sick days, holidays and a floating holiday each year

  •  LT/SD Disability 

  • Retirement/401k 

  • Maternity leave 

To learn more, contact: Victoria Richardson, Director of Legal Staffing victoria@zeregaconsulting.com

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