Mueller, Reece & Hinch, LLC

It was a pleasure to have Katelyn Schwiderski help us as a law clerk this spring and summer. She is now a 2L at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Law and an Illinois Wesleyan University alum, and a very talented attorney in the making. Have a great semester Katelyn and thanks for all your help!

A word about the “stay at home” order. Having now read the actual text of the 9 page order, it is not nearly as restrictive to business operations as was rumored or perhaps appeared from the governor’s press conference. First, the order is appropriately protective and cautionary in terms of the general rule to stay at home except for essential businesses and activities. However, what is “essential business”? It is actually defined very broadly in 23 categories that range from the obvious, such as “sale of groceries and medicine,” to the not as obvious such as “media,” “supplies for essential business and operations,” “transportation,” “professional services” (specifically including legal, accounting, and insurance, for example). Each of the 23 categories has a description and examples of things that are included as essential. Finally, the Order encourages these “essential businesses” to remain open, but to obviously practice social distancing. We are getting a lot of calls and questions from businesses about whether they are “essential” and expect that will continue next week. Indeed, up until the written order was released, we were not sure if our law office would be allowed to remain open. Thankfully, we are, and we intend to follow the governor’s encouragement and remain open for business next week, under social distancing guidelines. I will post a link to the actual, full text executive order below and encourage everyone to read it, and feel free to reach out with any questions. We don’t have all the answers, but we are glad to help as best we can.

If you are an experienced paralegal or editorial professional (3 years or more) and looking to join a small but growing team, in a long term client relationship-driven practice, we would love to talk with you about joining us.

Mueller, Reece & Hinch, LLC is a civil practice law firm, and this position, based in our main office in Bloomington, IL, supports the attorneys in practice areas such as civil and commercial litigation, estate planning and probate, real estate and business transactions, and entity formation and governance. The right candidate for this position will be comfortable working as the lead paralegal, the primary go-to person to help our attorneys with all manner of civil litigation work, from pleadings, to motion practice and briefs, to discovery, and trial prep. And for our transactional practice, this person should be comfortable writing and editing all manner of contracts, corporate bylaws, wills and trusts, and real estate closing documents, for example. As a small law office working as a team, the position also includes helping out with other duties as assigned and when needed, such as reception, billing, typing dictation files, and other administrative support.

The position requires at least 3 years of experience as a paralegal or legal assistant, or in an editorial role. Excellent writing, proofreading, and editorial skills are critical in this position. The position also requires excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, interacting with clients, opposing counsel, and other legal professionals.

Pay range for this position is commensurate with candidate qualifications. Full time candidates are preferred but if you fit the above qualifications but are only available part time, please let us know and apply.

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to attorney Nathan Hinch at [email protected] .

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