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V105 - Criminal Appeals Legal Assistant
Brief overview
Remote
$1k–$1k/moStated range
Legal Document FilingLegal Document PreparationCase TrackingClio GrowClio ManageCadence ConsultRingCentralGoogle WorkspaceLawPayEnglish-Spanish Bilingual Communication
Job description
Summary
Job Duck connects professionals with remote opportunities supporting US-based employers. The Criminal Appeals Legal Assistant will support a criminal appeals law practice by managing case workflows, preparing legal documents, tracking deadlines and filings, and communicating with legal staff, clients, and inmates' family members.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate records and case documentation
- Track case progress and help ensure deadlines are met
- Assist the Office Manager and Paralegal with daily legal operations
- Help monitor active cases and follow up on pending items
- Organize legal files and correspondence
- Coordinate with internal team members to support ongoing legal matters
- Prepare summaries and status reports for cases and clients
- Communicate with inmates' family members regarding case updates and information
- File final documents and representation agreements through court systems
- Produce legal documents using established templates
Skills
- 1-2 years of experience working as a legal assistant or in a law firm
- Strong experience filing legal documents through court systems
- Legal document preparation experience
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish
- Professional client service approach
- Case tracking and follow up skills
- Ability to work independently
- Proactive mindset
- Time management skills
- Clear and professional speaking voice
- Remote, Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Monday to Friday
- English, Spanish
- Clio experience preferred
Qualifications
Must Haves
- 1-2 years of experience working as a legal assistant or in a law firm
- Strong experience filing legal documents through court systems
- Legal document preparation experience
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish
- Professional client service approach
- Case tracking and follow up skills
- Ability to work independently
- Proactive mindset
- Time management skills
- Clear and professional speaking voice
- Remote, Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Monday to Friday
- English, Spanish
Nice to Haves
- Clio experience preferred
Benefits
- Remote job opportunity
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