Positions Available/Current Openings
TITLE: LEGAL ASSISTANT
LOCATION: LOUISVILLE, KY
McBrayer is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant in our Louisville office.
The role of the Legal Assistant at McBrayer is to facilitate the work of a group of attorneys, enhancing the effectiveness of those attorneys, communicating professionally with clients and other team members, and contributing to the firm’s success.
Job duties for a Legal Assistant at McBrayer include but are not limited to:
- Organize cases by establishing and organizing files; monitor calendars; meet deadlines; document actions; input information into file; confirm case status with attorney.
- Electronically file key documents meeting applicable deadlines; mail letters and pleadings.
- Communicate with people involved in the case including other attorneys, court clerks and personnel; schedule depositions; prepare and forward summonses and subpoenas; draft complaints; prepare and file discovery requests; prepare responses to opposing counsel; generate and share status reports.
- Keep clients informed on case process per the attorney.
- Maintain case costs / billables working with team and within billing software (LMS).
- Track client development activities for the attorneys in our database.
- Organize checks for various filing fees, vendor invoices and attorney reimbursements.
- Prepare case summaries, materials for conferences, pleadings; monitor and obtain discovery responses; organize case materials for team review.
- Prepare for trial proceedings: Organize evidence, prepare exhibits, schedule witnesses, take notes in pre-trial meetings.
- Contact state and federal agencies on an ad hoc basis for assistance and/or for information
- Administrative tasks as needed including coordinating appointments; transcription; copying documents; database maintenance; making, answering and directing phone calls; greeting clients; scheduling attorney travel arrangements; and other organizational tasks.
The role requires the following skills:
- Accountability / Takes Ownership
- Reporting
- Research
- Interpersonal and communication
- Legal administration
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite
- Builds relationships internally and externally
- Organized / Strong planning
- Efficient
- Attention to Detail
- Confidentiality
- Dependability
- Professionalism
- Ongoing interest in professional growth and process improvement
The ideal candidate will have:
- Associate degree or equivalent certification
- 3+ years practical, in-office experience as a legal assistant
- Ability to type accurately at 70+ words per minute
Salary commensurate with experience.
Please send resume to:
Robert T. Watson
rwatson@mcbrayerfirm.com
500 West Jefferson Street, Suite 2400
Louisville, KY 40202
No calls please.
TITLE: PARALEGAL
LOCATION: LOUISVILLE, KY
Seeking a full-time paralegal to support attorneys with legal matters in our growing Louisville office.
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and skills:
- Strong technology skills, including command of the Microsoft Office suite and document assembly software.
- Experience with legal estate planning, probate, and corporate/business law.
- Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy; Attention to detail.
- Highly accountable: Takes ownership of and pride in work product.
- Ability to do specific research and provide succinct reports.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly organized: A good planner.
- Efficient: Good time manager.
- Committed to complete confidentiality.
- Professional
- Ongoing interest in professional growth and process improvement.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Associate degree or equivalent certification as a Paralegal.
- 5+ years work practical experience as a paralegal in a private firm.
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Please send resume including references to:
Robert T. Watson
rwatson@mcbrayerfirm.com
500 West Jefferson Street, Suite 2400
Louisville, KY 40202
No phone calls please.
