Job Details

HeplerBroom, LLC is seeking a Legal Assistant to join the talented litigation team in our St. Louis, MO office.

Are you detailed oriented, highly organized and do you have a passion for supporting a legal defense team? If so, read on to see if you'd be a great fit for our Legal Assistant opportunity!

Primary responsibilities to include:

• Preparing correspondence and pleadings
• Calendaring
• Filing and motions
• Transcription of correspondence and legal documents
• E-filing in state (MO) and federal courts
• Preparing trial documents
• Typing general correspondence
• Scanning, filing and copying
• Attorney time keeping
• Receiving, reviewing, tracking case correspondence for practice group
• Scheduling meetings, depositions and making travel arrangements

What we’re looking for:

• 3 - 5 years of experience as a legal secretary, defense litigation firm preferred
• 1 years’ worth of experience in asbestos and/or toxic tort preferred
• Prior experience with litigation process
• Excellent organization, time management, attention to detail, and multi-tasking in a busy, deadline driven environment
• Organize and Manage: Maintain excellent organization, time management, and attention to detail in a busy, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Strong proofreading and editing skills
• Ability to successfully prioritize multiple projects and meet internal and external deadlines
• Willingness and ability to perform additional tasks as required
• Self-motivated person with eye for detail is preferred

Why Choose HeplerBroom?

• HeplerBroom offers a competitive compensation package, base pay and bonus opportunities.
• Friendly and flexible working environment. Paid vacation, sick and personal time in addition to 11 paid holidays.
• The firm also offers multiple health benefit options, including medical, dental and vision coverage. In addition, the firm offers other voluntary benefits such as long-term disability, life insurance, critical illness, and accident insurance. The firm pays for employees’ life insurance and short-term disability benefits.
• The firm offers a generous matching 401K and profit-sharing programs.

• The firm culture focuses on development of all legal professionals and thus invests in our employees training and development. We also strive to have a team focused culture that is supportive in each other’s work and professional development.