at Law Offices of Metin Serbest in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Law Offices of Metin Serbest (Chicago, IL) seeks a Legal Assistant to assist the legal team with the firm’s immigration law, corporate law, international investment and transaction law, contract law, and other cases. Specific duties include: Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system; prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and closing statements; prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits; investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases; meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of the case; file pleadings with the court clerk; gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents; direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas; call upon witnesses to testify at the hearing; arbitrate disputes between parties and assist in the real estate closing process, such as by reviewing title searches; keep and monitor legal volumes to ensure that the law library is up-to-date.
The position requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Law, Legal Studies, or a closely related field of study, plus 1 year of experience in the job offered, or as a Legal Secretary, or similar position in the legal field.
The position requires special (language) skills (because our clients are from various countries, cultures, and backgrounds including Turkey and former USSR countries):
- English (Required);
- Turkish (Required);
- Russian (Required).
