Paralegal Assistant

Erise IP, a mid-sized law firm, is on a mission to find an entry level Paralegal Assistant to join our growing, collaborative team. This position is located in Overland Park, Kansas and will be an in-person position initially, with the potential of hybrid once someone is trained and comfortable.

We don't require a significant amount of previous experience - but we are looking for a can-do person with a positive attitude to assist our Paralegals with their day-to-day work. We'll teach you the role in our intellectual property practice. Sound like something you're interested in? If so, this position might be the breath of fresh air you're looking for in your next career move. In addition to being well organized and computer savvy, our ideal candidate will have great anticipatory skills to assist our legal team before they realize they need help! In addition, our ideal candidate will have exemplary customer service skills in working with our internal and external clients.

About the Firm

We're a boutique, which means we have a singular focus - intellectual property law. We focus on the litigation of complex, intellectual property disputes, patent prosecution, and advising our clients in all aspects of their critical intellectual property needs. We offer the full spectrum of intellectual property services. We're a group of highly motivated individuals in a uniquely sophisticated practice seldom seen between the East and West Coasts serving high profile clients across the country.

About the Position

This position has overall responsibility to support our Paralegals and Attorneys. Ours is a collaborative team, and we're looking for someone who is excited about digging in, rolling up their sleeves, and getting the work done. The responsibilities are what a successful candidate makes of them, but we'd expect the following responsibilities:

• Assisting our very busy Paralegals with various tasks such as drafting, proofing, court filings and acting as backup in the event someone is out of office.
• Acting as the backup for e-discovery requests.
• Assisting during very busy trial preparation.
• Updating and maintaining client files.
• Proofing and quality checks on drafted documentation.
• Assisting clients and Firm personnel when Paralegals and Attorneys are unavailable.
• Performing administrative tasks which could include correspondence, managing schedules, scheduling meetings, and scheduling travel and client appointments.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

The Skills You'll Need

• A minimum of a high school diploma with 2 or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in intellectual property is strongly preferred, but not required.
• Paralegal Certificate is preferred.
• Very strong attention to detail required.
• Strong computer and technology proficiency, with an understanding of legal terminology, spelling, grammar and accurate and speedy typing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong collaborative, and consensus-building ability to work closely and successfully with attorneys, managers, staff, and often more importantly, our clients.
• Able to quickly develop rapport and gain respect and trust across the Firm, coordinating simultaneous projects timely, with minimal supervision and maximum flexibility.
• Effective project management and planning abilities, including demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize, analyze, organize, attend to detail, and follow through. A can-do attitude would definitely set you apart from other candidates.
• And a level of professionalism, integrity and honesty in all aspects of the role. It wouldn't hurt to have a sense of humor too.

Your Care Package

We offer an extremely competitive compensation package, great benefits, casual work environment and the opportunity to truly advance your career with us.

If you're interested in learning more, we'd like to hear from you. Hit the apply button, send along your resume, and let us know why you think you're the one for us with an artfully crafted cover letter. We're looking forward to hearing from you.