Litigation Legal Assistant

Litigation Legal Assistant with a high profile, yet down to earth, reputable boutique law firm.

Seeking a sharp Litigation Legal Assistant for a well-established law firm with great tenured employees. If you want to join a firm where you are happy to be at EVERY day and are a valued employee then please reach out to me. Seeking a top notch Legal Assistant with 3+ years’ litigation experience. Will look at any litigation practice area experience. They have the promotion opportunity already planned out for this role, so someone who can come in and prove themselves already has a career progression laid out for them.

Job Requirements

Provide administrative support to Partners and Associates

Preparing shell documents (pleadings, discovery, motions, correspondence)

MUST have E Filing experience

Experience assisting with time entry/billing

Drafting Experience

Trial preparation from an administrative/document standpoint

Proofreading, formatting and finalizing all outgoing documents

Preparing document production

Preparing exhibits for depositions and trials

Preparing notebooks of documents for attorney use, sometimes in collaboration with a paralegal

Run conflicts checks for new client matters

Draft, review, proofread and send cover letters along with monthly client invoices

Maintain electronic files for client matters

Assist with travel arrangements upon request including car, hotel and airfare reservations

Oversee arrangements for in-house and external depositions

Set up conference calls and arrange meetings

Time Entry for attorneys

Calendar deadlines

Prepare and process expense reports

Requirements

At least 3 years of litigation experience in a law firm setting

State and Federal E-filing experience