Overview
Legal Assistant Jobs in Chicago, Illinois, USA at Kentucky Bar Association
Title: Legal Assistant
Reports to: Law Firm Attorneys
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Date created:May 14, 2025
Summary of Position:
The Assistant will work with attorneys to prepare, research, and analyze various legal documents.
Responsibilities:
Maintain attorney calendars and schedules, schedule meetings, answer calls, and emails.
Track court orders and calendar management for multiple attorneys.
Maintain excellent organization of filings both electronically and physically.
Submit filings as requested into the Odyssey electronic court filing system.
Provide administrative assistance.
Schedule court reporters for depositions.
Database management of all relevant documents/files.
Provide support to multiple attorneys through all litigation phases.
Interact with clients in person, over the phone, and through email.
Assist attorneys with discovery management discovery production.
Create Inventories for file management.
Any other duties assigned by management.
Supervises:
None
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience:
A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
At least 5 years of experience
Some experience in domestic relations is required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Highly organized and detailed oriented
Ability to organize and prioritize work
Excellent organization and project management skills
Excellent problem-solving abilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Language Skills
Ability to clearly and effectively present information and respond to questions fromattorneys, clients, and peers, in English, in person, over telephone and in writing.
Computer Skills
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat and Odyssey
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see.
The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee will occasionally lift, push, or move up to 15 pounds.
Work Environment
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Compensation
The compensation is commensurate with experience and competitive for the Chicagoland market.
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Title: Legal Assistant
Company: Kentucky Bar Association
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Category: Law/Legal (Legal Secretary), Administrative/Clerical (Legal Secretary)
