On occasion, Bodman LLP has positions available for legal support staff. These include legal secretary, paralegal, records management staff, word processing staff, accounting staff, human resources staff and receptionists.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal for the Detroit office, Real Property/Banking Practice Group. Support the needs of firm attorneys in the Real Property and Banking practice groups through development of organizational systems, miscellaneous file organization and indexing. Assist in obtaining real estate and banking documents required for loan closings. Perform UCC and real estate due diligence searches. Analyze and prepare summaries of UCC search results, review and analyze title work and surveys. Support firm attorneys through organization, reproduction, analysis and filing of documents. Perform assigned legal research tasks using all available resources including libraries and computer data systems.
Qualifications: Four year degree required, preferably in Social Sciences, Pre-Law, English or Business. Five years prior legal experience required. A minimum of three years experience in real estate and banking required. Solid computer experience preferably in Microsoft Office products. Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints. Excellent verbal and written communication skills required in order to follow instruction effectively from a diverse group of attorneys.
If you are interested in pursuing legal support staff employment opportunities at Bodman LLP, you may send your resume or inquiries to:
Nancy Gerhardt Davies, Human Resources Director