Litigation Legal Assistant - NY
About The Position
The Litigation Legal Assistant will support attorneys in the Litigation Practice Group by typing, drafting, revising, and formatting pleadings, motions, correspondence, discovery, and other legal documents; E-filing all court documents in state, federal and appellate courts; maintaining pleading and discovery binders and all incoming mail; managing calendars and assisting in meeting deadlines; communicating with clients, courts, and attorneys; opening new files, preparing conflicts checks and drafting engagement letters; processing monthly billing and time entry.
Requirements
- State (NY) and Federal e-filing experience required.
- Proficient with MS Office Suite, including advanced use of MS Word (including redlining, comparing documents, advanced formatting, Table of Contents and Table of Authorities creation and manipulation, and hyperlinks).
- Proficiency in the use of document management systems (iManage preferred, FileVine a plus)
- Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills and very detail- oriented.
- Minimum of 3-5 years as a legal assistant in a law firm required.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree a plus.
Responsibilities
- typing, drafting, revising, and formatting pleadings, motions, correspondence, discovery, and other legal documents
- E-filing all court documents in state, federal and appellate courts
- maintaining pleading and discovery binders and all incoming mail
- managing calendars and assisting in meeting deadlines
- communicating with clients, courts, and attorneys
- opening new files, preparing conflicts checks and drafting engagement letters
- processing monthly billing and time entry
- Perform other administrative duties as assigned in support of attorneys.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
