Paralegal Assistant
iFive Global
- Pasig City, Metro Manila
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive compensation and benefits packages
- Continuous professional development and learning opportunities
- Regular engagement activities and events
- He/She is responsible for assisting the lawyers with processing new pleadings, reviewing hearings and responding to Mycase portal messages.
- He/She is responsible for all deadlines and hearings being properly calendared.
- Answer all incoming calls for the assigned attorney and relay important information
- Schedule meetings between Clients and Attorney
- Manage assigned attorneys calendar and calendar all hearing, due dates and deadlines.
- Process all incoming pleadings from the court and save to the client file and send to the client or opposing party if needed.
- Draft basic pleadings using firm templates at the direction of attorney
- File motions with the court using e-file and serve
- Coordinate with Opposing Party for things like discover and settlement facilitation.
- Honestly and accurately track your billing and maintain firm billing goals and objectives.
- Pay close attention to detail and thoroughly review all incoming pleadings and correspondence.
- Timely complete assigned tasks
- Coordinate with clients to obtain necessary information.
- Write/draft all documents in a professional manner.
- Understand the secondary and tertiary steps that need to take place when we file something or the opposing party does.
- Efficiently work clients casefile.
- Has experience as paralegal or similar (e.g. as a law firm intern, legal assistant, etc)
- Knowledge of Mycase portal is a plus.
- Willing to work on a night shift schedule and work onsite in Tower 1, Rockwell Business Center, Ortigas, Pasig (Beside The Medical City Ortigas)