Paralegal - (Peoria, IL)

ParalegalDuties: Enhances attorney effectiveness by providing info-management support; representing the attorney to clients and others. Receives and welcomes guests and clients by greeting them in person or on the telephone; answering or directing inquiries. Produces info by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics; coordinating case preparation. Conserves attorneys time by reading, researching, reviewing, verifying, and routing correspondence, reports and legal documents; drafting letters and documents; collecting and analyzing info; initiating telecommunications; organizing client conferences, and attorney meetings; scheduling couriers, court reporters, expert witnesses, and other special functions; coordinating preparation of charts, graphs, and other courtroom visuals; preparing expense reports.