Virtual Legal Support Assistant

Overview

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP's Virtual Legal Support Assistant will work in a remote capacity, actively drafting pleading shell requests received from the Firm’s brick and mortar offices via ticketing software (Fresh Works). This is a fast-paced, metric-driven environment where accuracy matters and results are measured. Extensive training is provided along with full benefits, including computer equipment.

All employees working 30+ hours per week are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability & Life Insurance.

This fully remote role will be staffed in VLS’ “Document Processing” (“DP”) service line and will work evening hours. The following shifts can be filled from any US location and will include a mandatory 1-hour lunch. This is a full-time, 40-hour per week role.

Opening: Monday-Friday, 12pm – 9pm ET // 11am – 8pm CT // 9am – 6pm PT

Responsibilities

• Draft Shell Pleadings: Answers, Discovery Responses, Captions.
• Create Tables of Contents and Authorities using Best Authority.
• Document Comparisons & Redlines.
• Document Conversions.
• Document Revisions.
• Bates Numbering using Kofax.
• PDF Assembly using Kofax.
• Edit PowerPoint Presentations.
• Edit Excel Documents.

Department Overview

The Virtual Legal Support Team handles a wide array of legal support functions across our three service lines: Direct Support, Document Processing and New Matter Intake. Some of the tasks this department performs are as follows: review and data entry for new matters, organize and name incoming documents in the firm’s Document Management System (iManage), prepare confidential and sensitive legal documents across all 50 states using templates and forms within the Microsoft Suite programs, Kofax Power PDF, and other firm software to convert documents, replace text, run document comparisons, mark and run tables of content and authorities, mail merges, create fillable forms, and edit presentations.

Qualifications

• REQUIRED: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience drafting pleadings in a law firm setting.
• Strength in MS Teams preferred; previous remote work experience preferred.
• Advanced skillset using Microsoft Suite Programs (e.g., Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Preference given to individuals with a basic understanding of litigation workflow.

Key skills/competency

• Legal Support
• Document Processing
• Pleading Drafting
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Best Authority
• Kofax Power PDF
• Bates Numbering
• Litigation Workflow
• Remote Work
• Data Entry