Our client is a well-established AmLaw 200 firm with over 30 areas of practice. They are looking for a Legal Administrative Assistant to join their team in Manhattan. In this role you would perform several complex secretarial and administrative support functions for two or more Attorneys.
This role will be onsite for the first 90 days, then transition to a hybrid schedule of 1-day WFH, 4 onsite.
Responsibilities
- Support attorneys in the Litigation practice group by maintaining and processing case information, managing the progression of cases to final disposition, creating electronic files, preparing, and processing correspondence, memoranda, and other complex legal documents.
- Litigation duties include preparing documents for state and federal court filings, including discovery requests and responses, letters, pleadings, motions, and documents, as well as e-filing in various state and federal courts, both trial and appellate.
- Maintain calendars, schedule meetings, events, conferences and court dates.
- Prepare and draft a variety of legal documents.
- Receive, maintain, and close paper and electronic client files and pleading binders.
- Research, prepare, and file legal documents with courts and other agencies.
- Manage client communications via phone, email, and in-persoon.
- Complete and track expense reports, credit card reconciliations, and reimbursements.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Requirements
- Proactive work style with strong analytical skills needed for reading, researching, reviewing, verifying, and routing correspondence, reports, and legal documents
- Ability to stay ahead of deadlines, prioritize tasks and projects, and anticipate attorney and client needs
- Excellent production skills, capable of producing accurate work when transcribing, formatting, inputting data, editing, copying, scanning, and transmitting text, data, and graphics.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with proficiency in grammar and spelling
- Exceptional client service skills with a proven record of building effective relationships with internal and external clients.
Qualifying Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in administrative support in the legal or professional services sector, including experience supporting litigation practices.
- Familiar with NY and NJ Court Systems and e-filing.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Internet research skills, document management systems, and attorney time entry software.