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Legal Support Specialist
Location:
Minneapolis, MN
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Legal Support Specialist – Minneapolis, MN Background: Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (Legal Aid) provides a full range of free civil legal services to low-income persons, elderly persons, and persons with disabilities. Legal Aid is supported by funding from the State of Minnesota, the federal government, local governments, the United Way, foundations, local law firms and corporations, etc. Legal Aid enjoys a good rapport with, and strong support from, the organized bar. Legal Aid does not receive funds from the Legal Services Corporation. Position Summary: The legal support specialist combines the skills of a legal assistant and legal secretary. The person will perform both administrative and litigation duties as requested by the assigned attorneys. Legal Assistant duties will include serving as a point of contact for case team attorneys. Duties will also include responsibility for litigation support, ranging from assisting with the drafting of discovery requests and discovery responses and other discovery-related tasks, to reviewing, analyzing, and assigning coding/bate stamping schemes to documents and/or exhibits and efiling. Secretarial duties will include generating documents utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, database, and litigation software; organization, and maintenance of files and case calendars; client communications; and other administrative tasks as needed. The person will also provide back-up to others on the support staff team. Qualifications: Required qualifications: The ability and desire to relate to Legal Aid’s client community Self-motivated and a team player Able to multi-task and prioritize projects and work under strict deadlines Strong attention to detail Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook Able 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 process, including document production and other discovery projects, document management, coding and scanning procedures, trial procedures, and efiling/eserving Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, electronic discovery processing, document imaging applications, and litigation support applications such as Case Notebook Paralegal certificate or comparable experience Typing skills of at least 65 wpm Salary/Benefits: Non-exempt position. The starting full-time salary is $31,546 to $36,832, depending on experience. Benefits include family health insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, vacation, and sick leave.An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action EmployerWomen, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply recblid nhym8916agg4lisupoykhemcs9r0ud
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