Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Overview:
Zimmermann Law Offices S.C. is a family and bankruptcy law firm seeking a driven and professional Legal Assistant/Paralegal to engage with clients, manage ongoing cases, and maintain office organization. This position is open to candidates within the greater Milwaukee area.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitating communication with clients and attorneys through phone calls and emails.
- Communicate with the court to ensure cases/filings are adhered to the court standards.
- Assist in drafting Motions, Pleadings, Proposed Orders, and other legal documents to be filed with the court.
- Prepare and organize exhibits for hearings and depositions.
- File documents though the courts online eFile system.
- Drive to pick up documents from the court and to pick up lunch for the office.
- Coordinate scheduling of meetings and hearings.
- Ordering lunch for the office daily.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Prior work experiences in client-facing roles preferred but not required.
- Ability to drive to pick up documents from the court and/or to get lunch.
Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, and Word primarily).
- Ability to work closely with others and maintain professionalism.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong ability to maintain and organize calendars, files, emails and more.
- Proofreading documents to ensure grammatical and linguistic accuracy.
- Ability to maintain client confidentiality and discuss sensitive topics with care and appropriateness.
About:
At Zimmermann Law Offices we are a family law firm. Our goal is to help our clients through the process of divorce in a manner that is most conducive to their emotional and financial health and minimize the trauma of the process on their family. Our firm is able to guide clients through a variety of solutions to financial challenges facing your family. As a member of the staff, your job is to assist in achieving that goal for our clients.