Legal Administrative Assistant

Job Description Job Description

Excellent opportunity with a growing firm to bring your Legal Administrative Assistant experience to work in the Business Litigation Department - someone with strong attention to detail who can prioritize the workload for busy attorneys. The ability to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a close-knit team provides a challenging opportunity and an enjoyable workplace.The responsibilities for this position will include, but are not limited to:

• Prepare correspondence, documents, and agreements, including document comparisons and conversions, manipulation of PDF documents, editing and scanning.

• Electronically file litigation pleadings and other documents with state, federal and appellate courts, both locally and nationally.

• Handle docketing of court scheduling orders, briefing schedules and other court mandated conferences, dates and other litigation requirements.

• Maintain electronic client files, including electronic pleadings and indices, as well as original pleadings and client documents.

• Review, edit and finalize attorney and paralegal time entries and manage client invoices.

• Provide general legal administrative support, including calendar management, scheduling and arranging attorney and client meetings, conferences and depositions, responding to and handling routine correspondence and making reservations/appointments.

• Provide quality, responsive customer service to clients, attorneys and co-workers.

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Requirements:

• Organize and prioritize work, and follow through with assignments to completion.

• Excellent grammar and proofreading skills, including attention to detail and accuracy.

• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.

• Professional demeanor, strong work ethic including dependability and accountability.

• Ability to work within a team environment and work well under pressure, especially with court deadlines.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft suite and familiarity with FileSite electronic documentation.

• At least two years of business litigation legal administrative assistant experience in a law firm preferred.

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All offers contingent upon successfully passing background and conflicts checks.