Legal Support Specialist - Full Time

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Organization name: 
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
State: 
Minnesota
Organization URL: 
https://mylegalaid.org/
Job type: 
Legal - Civil
Position Description: 

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (Legal Aid) is hiring a Legal Support Specialist to join our support staff team in the Minneapolis office. The support staff team consists of Legal Secretaries and Legal Support Specialists; the Legal Support Specialist position combines the skills and duties of a paralegal and legal secretary.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Apply the principles of Legal Aid’s Racial Justice Values Statement in all interactions
  • Provide administrative support for case handlers such as generating documents using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and litigation software
  • Organize and maintain legal case files and case calendars, client communications, and other administrative tasks as needed
  • Provide litigation support, including: assisting with the drafting of discovery documents and other discovery-related tasks, reviewing and analyzing pleadings, applying coding/bate stamping schemes to documents and/or exhibits, e-filing and e-serving through the various court systems, and other litigation support tasks as needed
  • Assist others on the support staff team as needed
Requirements: 

Required qualifications:

  • Ability and desire to relate to Legal Aid’s client community
  • Self-motivated and a team player
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects with strict deadlines
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to learn new technologies, software systems, and processes as they are deployed
  • Advanced proofreading, formatting, and editing skills
  • Ability to organize and maintain large volumes of electronic and paper files

Preferred qualifications:

  • Knowledge of litigation processes, including document production and other discovery projects, document management, and trial procedures
  • Familiarity with e-filing/e-serving
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Proficiency with a PDF manipulation software such as Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Phantom, electronic discovery processing, document imaging applications, and litigation support applications
  • Paralegal certificate or comparable experience
  • Typing skills of at least 65 wp
To apply: 

Resume and a cover letter explaining interest in the position should be submitted online at http://www.mylegalaid.org/employment by March 29, 2021.

 

Late applications will be considered until the position is filled.

No calls please.

Notes: 
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Salary range: 
SALARY/BENEFITS: $31,546 to $40,949 per year, depending on experience. Benefits include family health insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, vacation, and sick leave. This position is non-exempt.
Submission deadline: 
Monday, March 29, 2021

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