Katten
Paralegal (Legal)
Katten is a firm of first choice for clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services in the United States and abroad. Our nationally recognized practices include corporate, financial services, litigation, real estate, environmental, commercial finance, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, and trusts and estates. Our more than 700 attorneys serve public and private companies, including a third of the Fortune 100, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. We provide full-service legal advice from locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai.
Paralegal
The Paralegal is responsible for providing paralegal support and assistance to supervising attorneys and paralegals in all aspects of insolvency & restructuring law. Maintains professionalism and strict confidentiality in all client and Firm matters.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but may not be limited to, the following. Other duties may be requested and/or assigned. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the position. Essential functions are primary job duties that an individual must be able to perform successfully with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Client billable hour requirement: 1,700 hours annually (142 client billable hours average per month).
Organize and maintain documentation to large case management matters.
Preparation or drafting correspondence and other documents, preparing document templates, updating files and records, filing and maintaining orderly records.
Draft and assist with electronic court filing of bankruptcy related documents.
Coordinate document retrieval under the supervision of the supervising attorneys.
Maintain up-to-date time reports to ensure accurate client billing.
Creating binders and tabs.
Assist in the preparation of documents for trial.
Creating financial reports for attorneys.
Drafting monthly fee statements and interim fee applications.
FTP Document Transfers.
Assist with maintaining attorney calendars.
Provide general administrative and clerical support including mailing, scanning, faxing and copying.
Various practice support projects.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
We offer an outstanding benefit package which includes: medical/dental/vision, 401k with employer contribution; transportation fringe benefit program; back-up care option; generous paid time off policy; and long-term and short-term disability policies.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer/AA-M/F/SO/Disability/Veteran.
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