Organization Description:
LBI Law, LLC strives to represent each client based upon their personal values and objectives. In family law, the issues are innately personal, often essential to each client’s identity. Attorney Laura Inns draws on her unique experience as a lawyer and former journalist when working with clients to develop a representation that fits the client. LBI Law provides each client with honest expectations and makes every effort to remain approachable to all clients.
Job Brief:
Growing law firm seeks part-time assistant for administrative and legal tasks. The firm primarily represents family law clients in premarital agreements, custody disputes, and divorce cases as well as family law mediation and estate planning. The primary core value of the firm is integrity and the ideal candidate will strive to maintain integrity in all aspects of work. The firm is currently one attorney who works out of her home in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago.
This is a currently a remote position for a remote-based company. It will begin at four (4) hours per week with the hours to be determined by the employee so long as at least one hour per week is at a time when the Managing Attorney is available. The ideal candidate will be able to occasionally run errands (mostly to ship or mail) or attend in-person meetings in the Chicago (likely only about 5 times per year). This position will be integral to growing the firm and will have the opportunity to provide input in the future of the firm.
Administrative Responsibilities:
Reviewing content of invoices
Creating invoices
Issuing invoices
Sending payment links
Customer service
Shipping at USPS
Purchasing supplies
Following up on outstanding invoices
Entering expenses
Bookkeeping including reconciling bank statements
Communicating with vendors to facilitate firm objectives
Strong grammar and proofreading skills
Delivering documents for shipping and possibly to local courts
Legal Responsibilities:
Editing forms
Drafting intake forms
Drafting template documents
Drafting pleadings (notices, motions, petitions, answers, responses)
Organizing case documents (creating pdfs of parties’ documents with bookmarks)
Drafting discovery requests and responses
Electronic court filing
Required skills:
Maintaining confidential information
Written & verbal communication skills
Time management
Attention to detail
Growth mindset
Ability to work independently and be self-managed
Bookkeeping
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams
Maintain computer and equipment in working order
Able to learn Zola Suite and other vendor programs
Ability to maintain and manage your own computer
Ability to learn legal tasks and concepts
Team player
Additional Details: Currently Part-Time (4 hours/week); $23-25/hour
