Legal Configuration Specialist - Attorneys & Paralegals

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Who We Are:

 

Named a Best Workplace by both Crain’s and Inc. Magazine, Smokeball was founded by technology leaders with more than 20 years of experience in delivering impactful legal technology products. Our leadership continually strives to develop a company, culture, and team that share a profound love for the law and are compelled to help small law firms find success. Our mission isn’t simple, but it is straightforward: help small law firms be successful businesses so that they can better serve our communities.

 

What We Need:

 

We are seeking legal minds who have knowledge of Business, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Family, Guardianship, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate, and/or Workers’ Compensation to help our clients make the most impactful use of our top-notch legal software. In this position, you’ll use your expertise of the legal industry to customize our clients’ experience using practice-area specific features in our program and to create various automated form and letter templates to help make their lawyerly lives easier. Over the course of a week, your responsibilities could include:

 

  • Establishing positive relationships with clients in order to understand their needs, assess their requests, and communicate potential changes.
  • Automating and maintaining Court & Authority documents as well as our clients’ proprietary letters, pleadings, and other forms.
  • Researching the parties, key dates, and important information that small law firms need to enter into documents to manage matters in different areas of law.
  • Learning new product developments and tools that our team will utilize to further customize our clients’ usage of our software.

 

Who You Are:

 

At Smokeball, we believe that creating and fostering a great culture is just as important as providing a great product. We don’t have Core Values for show, we live and breathe them every day.

 

  • Caring is not optional
  • Make it happen
  • Deliver legendary service
  • Innovate for the client, not the press release
  • Be frank
  • Keep listening, keep learning

 

These values inform every strategic decision we make and guide our behavior with every person we meet. When we’re bringing new team members into the SB Family, we look for compassion, drive, keen judgement, varied perspectives, and no egos.

 

What You Bring:

 

  • 2+ years of experience in at least one of the following areas of law required: Business, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Family, Guardianship, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate, or Workers’ Compensation
  • 2+ years working in a law firm required
  • Demonstrated ability to working independently while also collaborating with team members when necessary
  • Excellent attention to detail, prioritization skills organizational skills
  • Skilled at researching legal issues and preparing legal documents, including pleadings, letters, and Court/Authority forms
  • Expertise with Microsoft Word
  • Proficiency with or exposure to one or more of the following document automation tools: Hot Docs, Active Docs, Exari, iManage, Pathagoras, Pro Docs, The Form Tool, The Form Builder
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proactive mindset; looks to find solutions to problems instead of just reacting to them

 

The Benefits:

 

  • Culture: Crain’s 2021, 2020, & 2019 Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine’s 2018 Best Workplaces
  • Work-Life Balance: 20 vacation days, 6 sick days, 10 paid holidays, birthday off, volunteer time
  • Benefits: Flexible working arrangements, 401(k) match, monthly wellness stipend, generous parental leave
  • Massages: Free monthly massages provided by a licensed massage therapist (in non-COVID times)
  • Kitchens: Stocked with breakfast items, snacks, and beverages
  • Fun Events: Virtual game nights, in-person happy hours, family-friendly events, and so much more.
  • Office Games: Ping-pong, billiards, pinball, board games, video games, etc.
  • Transit: We’re located in the heart of downtown Chicago, in walking distance from all major modes of transportation.

 

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Smokeball:

 

At Smokeball, we believe that “caring is not optional.” We respect everyone, no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love, where they come from, how they identify, what they believe in, what abilities they have, or what they are trying to overcome. Smokeball is committed to utilizing community partnerships, education, events, and hiring to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for everyone we interact with.

 

*  Smokeball is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing an open, welcoming environment for everyone.

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