Job Details
Kaman & Cusimano, LLC. Is actively seeking for an Legal Assistant to join their team in Milwaukee, WI.
About Us:
Established community association (condo/HOA law) firm that offers a tremendous opportunity for long term advancement and professional development opportunities is excited to add a legal administrative assistant to our dynamic and engaging Milwaukee office that offers a tremendous opportunity to begin or continue a career in the legal field, with long term advancement and professional development opportunities. The legal assistant interacts with clients, as well as attorneys and staff within the Firm. Extremely competitive benefits package, including health insurance, dental, vision, disability, and 401(k) plan.
Job Duties:
- Proofread, format, revise, and finalize attorney-client privileged correspondence
- Timely and effectively manage calendar and billing for attorneys this position will support
- Assist attorneys in all stages of litigation, including drafting legal documents, preparing exhibits, and organizing case files.
- Coordinate and schedule meetings, hearings, and depositions.
- Organize and maintain electronic files, ensuring all documents are properly labeled and stored.
- Prepare and file court documents, including pleadings, motions, and briefs.
Optimum Skills:
- Excellent personal skills
- Must be available weekdays between 8:00am - 5:00pm for in-office work. An occasional weeknight or weekend may be required.
- Prior work experience working in a law firm is required
- Must demonstrate dedication and hard work
- Most recent cumulative grade point average must be 3.0 or higher
- High school diploma required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Must contain excellent skills of full Microsoft Suite Microsoft Word, including the ability to create an automatic outline, print mailing labels, and insert/format multiple columns
- Ability to work high volume under pressure while still demonstrating excellent personal skills
- Cover letter with description of your skills and background is required
What we Offer:
- Competitive salary, commensurate on experience.
- Extremely competitive benefits package, including health, disability, and retirement. 100% employer paid medical, dental and vision.