Legal Support Coordinator - Nashville

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC has an opening for a Litigation Legal Support Coordinator in its Nashville office. Ideal candidate will have a high level of legal experience and administrative experience, exceptional communication and organizational skills and the ability to work effectively within a group or independently. Candidate should be proficient in MS Word (high priority), Outlook and Excel and type a minimum of 65 words per minute with high accuracy. The candidate should be detail oriented, a self-starter with excellent problem solving skills and able to work well in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining calendars with litigation dates and deadlines, as well as other necessary dates;
• Prioritizing and executing tasks quickly and accurately;
• Formatting and setting up documents, including pleadings, briefs, correspondence, and other legal documents;
• Preparing shell documents for attorneys in relation to discovery, orders, motions, trials and other proceedings;
• Filing litigation documents with state and federal courts – knowledge of electronic filing is required;
• Handling a high volume of proofreading;
• Updating and maintaining files, physical and electronic;
• Time entry, Processing client bills, conducting client conflict checks, transcribing dictation;
• Reviewing vendor invoices and processing for payment;
• Assisting attorneys and paralegals in preparation for hearings, mediations, arbitrations and trials.

Must provide minimum authorization to work in the United States. Resumes accepted only for job posted.

Thank you for submitting your resume.   After our hiring committee has had a chance to review all candidates for this position, we will reach out to only those that will be moving on to the next step in our recruiting process.  We appreciate your interest in the position and will contact you if further action is necessary.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression and marital status.