Legal Assistant - Kansas City Kansas

Company: MILLER & COMPANY P.C.
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Posted On: 01/21/2025

To demonstrate your genuine interest in this position, please send your resume and cover letter to--hiring@millerco.com--with--'Bruce Banner'--as the subject line. Only emails with this subject line will be considered, and these submissions will be--given priority and greater consideration.



Our busy legal firm is looking for an efficient, organized legal assistant to help our attorneys and paralegals assist our clients and ensure we're operating efficiently. You'll assist with the preparation of legal documents and handle all office correspondence including answering phone calls and emails, arranging meetings and travel, and reminding the team of upcoming deadlines. If you have experience in a law firm environment, work well under pressure, and are looking for a rewarding opportunity in the legal industry, we want to connect with you.

Responsibilities:

--- Conduct legal research, when necessary, with guidance from attorneys and paralegals
--- Make travel arrangements, schedule meetings and appointments for the team, such as depositions, and coordinate with outside vendors for events
--- Help with creating a variety of litigation documents, including pleadings, motions, subpoenas, affidavits, contracts, and briefs for case preparation, and proofread documents when necessary
--- Take care of administrative tasks and office correspondence by answering phone calls and emails, communicating with opposing attorney offices, taking dictation, and informing the team of upcoming deadlines
--- Ensure client billing is processed properly using daily time records with assistance from the accounting department
--- Undertake other duties as needed to ensure the firm operates efficiently


Qualifications:

--- Some college is preferred; high school diploma or equivalent is required
--- Applicants must be able to type 50 words per minute or faster
--- Comfortable working with all Microsoft Office products
--- 1-2 years of prior experience in a law firm environment as a secretary or administrative assistant
--- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines with quick turnaround times


About Company:
Miller & Company P.C. is a law firm serving a diverse clientele in import, export, and foreign-trade zone law. The firm has a broad client base in fifty states, Puerto Rico, and major trading centers throughout the world. Clients range from large multinational enterprises to corporations, partnerships, associations, governmental entities, and individuals. Most business clients involved in international trade rely on us for a comprehensive range of innovative trade-related representation. Within these specialized areas of practice, we have received global recognition for our involvement in the development of the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Program. More...

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