Legal Assistant

The firm's Chicago office is seeking a Legal Assistant with 1 - 5 years of experience to support our insurance coverage litigation practice.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide legal and administrative support to Partners and litigation attorneys
• Attorney time recording and matter case opening
• Assist Paralegals in organizing case files and records maintenance
• Create, prepare, proofread, and amend high volume complex legal documents, pleadings, letters and emails
• File pleadings with courts using various means, including electronic court filing systems.
• Draft notices and shell documents
• Draft subpoenas
• Maintain communications with clients
• Assist with travel arrangements upon request including car, hotel and airfare reservations, and complete attorney monthly expenses to accounting
• Administrative work, including billing, correspondence, and reporting to clients
• Calendar maintenance, such as scheduling hearings, depositions, meetings, and know civil and federal court deadline filing dates

Qualifications

• Experience working with a high volume desk is a plus
• Legal experience, including filing with state and federal courts
• Strong work ethic, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential
• Ability to think ahead; to follow written and verbal instructions, strong skills in writing, researching, and organization/flexibility and teamwork
• Intermediate proficiency of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Previous experience with iManage filing systems (desirable, but not required)
• Creative problem solver who takes initiative to accomplish tasks with a minimal level of supervision
• Exceptional attention to detail and high proficiency in proofreading
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and work with professionals inside and outside the firm.

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity. When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves.

Our Values

Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:

• Work as one - We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success.
• Excel with clients - We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the center of everything we do.
• Celebrate difference - We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement.
• Act boldly - We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognizing that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth.

The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $80,000. The range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Benefits offered include flexible time off; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401K Safe Harbor contribution; Life/AD&D Disability; Flexible Spending Account; Supplemental Medical Accident Insurance; Supplemental Critical Illness Insurance; Employee Assistance Program; Pet Insurance; Commuter Benefits.

This is the job description as constituted at present; however, the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.

**Principals only**

It is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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