Opportunity Description

Primarily responsible for creating, editing, and formatting legal documents, including contracts, briefs, pleadings, and correspondence, by accurately typing and transcribing dictated notes or rough drafts from lawyers, ensuring precise formatting and adherence to legal standards; essentially acting as a highly skilled typist with a deep understanding of legal terminology and document structure.

Company Information

Legal Services

Job Duties

• Document preparation: Typing and formatting legal documents from dictation, handwritten notes, or rough drafts.
• Accuracy and attention to detail: Ensuring precise formatting, correct legal terminology, and proper citation style.
• Table of authorities creation: Generating tables of authorities for complex legal briefs.
• Proofreading and editing: Checking documents for errors in grammar, spelling, and content.
• Document assembly: Combining various components of a legal document into a final version.
• Legal software proficiency: Using specialized legal document management systems and word processing software effectively.

Experience & Skills Required

• Excellent typing skills: High typing speed and accuracy are crucial.
• Strong grammar and punctuation knowledge: Ability to produce error-free documents.
• Legal terminology proficiency: Understanding of legal terms and phrases.
• Attention to detail: Ability to catch minor errors in complex documents.
• Organizational skills: Managing multiple documents and deadlines efficiently