Paralegal

MDK, an innovative law firm, is seeking a detail-oriented and organized Paralegal to provide essential support to a team of legal professionals. In this role, you will assist with preparing a variety of standard legal documents, ensuring that all communications between clients, courts, and the legal team are handled efficiently to keep cases progressing in a timely manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Case Management: Review case management system and take responsibility for tasks within your scope, ensuring cases are progressing in a timely manner.
• Legal Document Preparation: Prepare, process, and review standard legal notices and pleadings.
• Service of Process: Ensure successful service of process for assigned cases.
• Property Sales: Assist the team with tasks related to the sale of properties.
• Hearing and Mediation Prep: Assist with hearing preparation, scheduling, client communication, and reviewing results; manage hearings in compliance with court orders.
• Communication Coordination: Coordinate communication between tenants, occupants, property preservation groups, and clients, particularly on eviction matters.
• Client Communication: Handle phone calls related to eviction matters with tenants, clients, courts, and sheriffs.
• Attorney Fees: Request attorney fees from clients.
• Client System Updates: Update client systems as tasks are processed.
• Training Support: Assist with the training of new team members as needed.
• MDK Culture: Develop a thorough understanding of MDK culture and support the company’s mission and values.
• Team Support: Support the team in meeting firm expectations and goals.
• Legal Process Familiarity: Actively work to familiarize yourself with the entire legal process for all tasks performed by the team.

Requirements:

• High school diploma required; Associate’s degree and/or Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred
• Law firm experience, 3-5 years is preferred.
• Hybrid position – flexibility to work both remotely and in our Chicago office on a rotating basis.
• Notary Public certification strongly preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• MDK team members are: 
  • Flexible & adaptable. They are open to ideas, and open to expressing their own creativity.
  • Eager to learn new skills to advance their knowledge, growth, and welcome challenges.
  • Those who thrive in a fast-paced environment. Remaining engaged is key to being successful.
  • Collaborative and able to build upon shared knowledge.
  • Respectful. MDK team members should not only hear others but feel heard as well.

Schedule & Benefits:

Our team works Monday through Friday, general business hours. After a successful