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James Bates Brannan Groover LLP, a leading law firm with offices in Atlanta, Macon, and Athens, Georgia, is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant for our Commercial Litiation group in our Macon office. Our firm believes in the importance of our people. We strive to provide the best experience for our employees and clients by demonstrating our core values: servant leadership, excellence, integrity, and respect for others.
James Bates handles a wide variety of complex litigation matters in both federal and state courts throughout the State of Georgia and surrounding states. Our litigation attorneys are experienced in negotiation, mediation and arbitration, and also offer advice to clients designed to avoid or minimize litigation exposure.
Responsibilities:
- Drafting, proofreading, and editing legal correspondence
- Coordinating document reviews with legal team, clients, and vendors
- Assisting with document reviews for responsiveness, case issues, and privilege responses to discovery requests and identifying privileged documents, documents for redaction, and case issues in context
- Preparing witness files and deposition preparation files
- Preparing court filings and service to counsel
- Communicating with attorneys, court officials, and clients
- Calendaring and ensuring that attorneys stay apprised of upcoming deadlines
- Scheduling meetings, phone and video conferences, depositions, and mediations
- Maintaining files
- E-filing
- Transcription
Requirements:
- 3 years minimum experience as a Legal Assistant
- Exceptional client service skills
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize numerous tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work well with others
- Must be self-motivated and able to meet deadlines under pressure
- Positive attitude
- Superior grammar and proofreading skills
- Exceptional computer skills including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Familiarity with state and federal court rules, procedures, and filing requirements/e-filing
- Approximately 3-5 years of defense litigation experience in a medium to large-sized law firm (preferred)
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- How many years of legal experience do you have?
Ability to Relocate:
- Macon, GA 31201: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
