Legal Assistant - Guardianship Law

Company: The Hatchett Law Firm
Location: Pearland
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

Our law firm is seeking a "Guardian's Angel" to join our team as a guardianship case manager to work closely alongside attorneys, clients, and other legal staff to achieve our client's goals. The ideal candidate who values honesty and integrity and is an effective communicator, incredibly organized, and self-motivated. This super special person must be kind, patient, enthusiastic, and helpful. If you have experience in serving the public, preparing case matters for court, drafting routine documents, and would enjoy helping our wonderful clients overcome legal hassles - take a leap of faith with us and apply today!

Responsibilities:

Coordinate between attorneys, staff, and outside vendors to manage the law firm's case load, present case summaries/updates, and ensure that deadlines are met
Assist attorneys with all aspects of case management, including docketing deadlines, billing, and providing reminders as necessary
Advise attorneys with cost and time-effective recommendations to accomplish the client's goals
Organize and maintain all case files, and information concerning engagement, whether electronic or paper, in accordance with the law firm policies
Create legal documents for attorney review
Review legal documents to ensure adherence to all legal requirements
Update clients and outside counsel on case status as requested


Qualifications:
--- Minimum of 3 years of law office or related experience in probate, guardianship, or litigation
--- Must be teachable, coachable, and self-motivated (able to recognize next steps to keep cases moving forward)
--- Must be capable of displaying empathy towards clients who are grieving or experiencing difficult family situations
--- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
--- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
--- Proficiency in Adobe
--- Preferred that candidate live within 20 miles of office to avoid the "drag" of commuting long distances
--- Must be authorized to work in the United States
--- Must be cleared for walking short distances within the office and lifting 10 pounds

About Company:
The Hatchett Law Firm, PLLC., is a growing faith-based law firm that loves the people we serve. Our areas of practice include estate planning, probate, guardianship, real estate incident to probate, litigation, and conflict resolution of related matters. We are looking for people who desire to change the world for the better while being well compensated.

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