We value excellence and diversity in our team of lawyers, paralegals and staff. Our firm is fully committed to diversity and inclusion. Our attorneys come from top firms, as well as major corporations and prestigious judicial clerkships. Many have earned specialized degrees and have had significant careers prior to practicing law in fields such as engineering, biology, and journalism.
We continuously seek the best talent and hire new and experienced attorneys who are interested in a variety of practice areas such as litigation, insurance coverage, environmental, health care, real estate and business law. We seek attorneys who embrace the collaborative culture and entrepreneurial spirit that is a hallmark of our firm.
We also have a vibrant summer associate program. We seek outstanding candidates who have demonstrated academic excellence. Each year we look for a handful of law students with the ability to do excellent, sophisticated legal work and seek to live in Indianapolis or South Bend. Our summer associates work on meaningful projects and contribute substantially as members of our team. We consider it critically important to students’ experience and the firm’s success for summer associates to collaborate on a project, observe how a document gets crafted and polished, or brainstorm with a team. During the summer, law students work largely as they would as young associates. That often includes going to hearings, participating in depositions, doing research and writing, and interacting with clients.
Open Positions
Plews Shadley Racher & Braun is seeking to fill a Legal Assistant position. The ideal candidate can balance multiple varied tasks and enjoys performing intellectually challenging work in a collaborative environment with high professional expectations.
Summary/Purpose:
The role of the firm’s Legal Assistant is to provide assigned attorneys with in-office, legal-literate, and proactive administrative support. This role must maintain the highest degree of client and Firm confidentiality and follow the ethical requirements as set forth by the Rules of Professional Conduct of the state.
Essential Skills::
- Manage day-to-day office administrative tasks assigned by attorney and paralegal group including but not limited to copying, organizing, filing, preparing mail, submitting bills, etc.
- Review and finalize assigned attorneys’ time entries
- Organize documents for court filing and record-keeping
- Draft complaints and answers, routine notices, affidavits, motions, and petitions.
- Scheduling client appointments and court dates
- Communicate with clients via phone, email, and/or in person to conduct interviews and field questions.
- Perform initial background research and briefing the lawyer
- Transcribe and proofread legal documents
- Establish, organize, and maintain pleading boards, attorney trial notebooks, expert witness notebooks, document indexes, and lists.
- Review and analyze cases, assisting in the preparation of cases for trial.
- Review and analyze matters to prepare matter evaluations and status reports to clients.
- Conduct research and locate cases, depositions, opinions, reports, and information related to the matter.
- Other relevant duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma required.
- 5+ years of experience as a legal assistant and/or paralegal
- Proficiency with office equipment and technology including Microsoft Office Suite & Adobe
- Proficiency in utilizing document management systems, electronic court filing systems, billing, and timekeeping systems
- Strong multi-tasking, organizational, attention to detail, and proofing skills
- Attentive listening and proactive communication skills
- Advanced written communication and grammar skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrates initiative.
- Ability to work independently and proactively as a self-starter.
- Possess the ability to handle a fast-paced high-stress environment, and manage workload with a great attitude.
- Position requires regularly climbing stairs, traveling between various public and private buildings, and the ability lift up to 20 pounds.
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation Package: Commensurate with education and experience.
Please email careers@psrb.com to apply.