Legal Assistant / Paralegal (Responsible Staff)

Are you motivated by justice on behalf of employees? Do you enjoy supporting attorneys in a fast-paced environment?
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Barrett & Farahany has worked for more than 20 years to preserve the rights of working people, and we are dedicated to making sure their voices are heard and their employment issues are addressed. Simply put: We empower employees in the workplace and beyond.

We are looking for a Virtual Legal Assistant / Paralegal (Responsible Staff) to join our team and support our caseload growth in our Atlanta, Georgia office.

The ideal candidate will be a fast learner, a self-starter, and very detail-oriented.
Willing to work full time and following night shift hours – EST (Atlanta, Georgia Time)
Experience as a paralegal or legal assistant for a firm based in the United States is a must
Experience as an attorney in the Philippines or possession of a Juris Doctor degree or Bachelor of Laws is a plus.
We will provide additional training specific to our processes within our systems.

Responsibilities:
– Track deadlines and ensure that deadlines are met
– Save electronically filed documents into the system correctly
– Provide case updates for clients and communicate with clients
– Keeping our matters up-to-date in our system (Including updating facts, Ensuring employer information is correct, and
Ensuring client information is correct)
– Scheduling Depositions/ Arranging for Court Reporter/ Sending out Meeting Info
– Scheduling Deposition prep with clients
– Scheduling Meetings for attorneys
– Onboarding clients in our client portal
– Generating complaints from our automated system
– Keeping in regular contact with our clients (including updates)
– Locate and interview witnesses
– Gather records
– Draft EEOC Charges
– Calculate damages
– Draft complaints
– Serve Complaint
– File litigation documents
– Draft deposition notices/Subpoenas and file/serve
– Draft and respond to discovery
– Review, analyze and database discovery responses
– Supplement discovery
– Set up mediation and preparation meetings
– Prepare mediation notebooks
– Prepare deposition electronic ‘notebooks’
– Contact and subpoena witnesses for trial
– Draft non-dispositive motions, such as for extensions of time or leaves of absence
– Provide trial support
– Shelling documents
– Gathering lost wage information
– Tracking job searches
– Filing documents with the court and communicating with opposing counsel
– Entering case expenses
– Closing cases
– Other kinds of research and data gathering

Expectations:
Legal Assistant or Paralegal (Responsible Staff) will:
– abide by all firm policies and procedures, and be proficient with all firm technology
– ensure that all deadlines and statutes of limitations are met.
– ensure that all documents are proofread prior to providing them to the attorney for review, and after received from an attorney for sending.
– ensure all EEOC Charges are filed within twenty-one (21) days of the opening date of each matter.
– provide Attorneys with a draft of a Complaint within thirty days of a case opening if a letter of representation has not been received, and the matter is not at the EEOC for a pregnancy or disability claim.
– ensure that all discovery documents are bates-stamped and cataloged in the document management system.
– provide written discovery requests to the Responsible Attorney within two weeks of the filing of the Answer, with a Rule 26 letter for federal claims.
– ensure that the Attorney has a video camera, plug, and appropriate storage for all depositions.
– ensure that the Attorney’s cases do not stagnate.
– work a standard of 1800 hours of logged time on client’s matters, and a minimum of 1900 on the firm and client’s matters.