About the position
At Kelly®, we're passionate about helping you find a job that works for you. We are currently seeking a Legal Assistant to work at E & J Gallo in Modesto, CA. This position offers a competitive salary of $29.23 per hour and is scheduled for onsite work from Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. As a Legal Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the legal department by creating and managing reports and PowerPoint presentations, making travel arrangements, and scheduling appointments and meetings. You will also be responsible for maintaining professional journal subscriptions, screening inbound telephone calls, and directing department visitors. Your role will involve resolving routine and complex inquiries related to the department, coordinating department events, and maintaining the legal department calendar, status reports, and case summaries. A typical day will include scheduling calls and meetings, which may involve arbitrations, hearings, depositions, and interviews. You will proofread and finalize various legal documents, prepare proofs of service, and maintain internal electronic files of legal documents and emails, including real estate files, pleadings, discovery requests, and responses. Additionally, you will manage internal department hard files and send hard files to off-site storage, prepare check requests, and process vendor expense approvals and reimbursements. This position offers an opportunity to work in a collaborative and supportive environment at a premier company in the wine industry, with potential for professional growth and development.
Responsibilities
- Creating and managing reports and PowerPoint presentations.
- Making travel arrangements and creating itineraries.
- Scheduling and maintaining the calendar of appointments and meetings.
- Maintaining professional journal subscriptions.
- Screening inbound telephone calls and directing department visitors.
- Resolving routine and complex department-related inquiries.
- Coordinating department events.
- Maintaining the Legal department calendar, status reports, and case summaries.
- Scheduling calls and meetings, including arbitrations, hearings, depositions, and interviews.
- Proofreading and finalizing various legal documents.
- Preparing proofs of service.
- Maintaining internal electronic files of legal documents and emails, including real estate files, pleadings, discovery requests, and responses.
- Maintaining internal department hard files and sending hard files to off-site storage.
- Preparing check requests and processing vendor expense approvals and expense reimbursements.
Requirements
- High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate.
- At least 3 years of administrative and/or legal support experience reflecting an increasing level of responsibility.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid holidays
- Paid sick time
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
