No Fault Litigation Legal Assistant
About The Position
Rivkin Radler LLP seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant with 5+ years of law firm experience working full-time in Uniondale, NY office. The ideal candidate is a versatile team player who demonstrates experience performing multiple work assignments concurrently, often within a short period time, while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. This individual will work well as a team, willing to collaborate and jump in when needed as well as being a self-starter. They will also prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and effectively solve problems under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Must be organized, willing to learn new things, and adapt to changing priorities.
Requirements
- 5+ years of law firm experience
- Experience performing multiple work assignments concurrently, often within a short period time, while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to work well as a team, willing to collaborate and jump in when needed.
- Self-starter.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and effectively solve problems under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Organized.
- Willing to learn new things, and adapt to changing priorities.
- Advanced Microsoft Word skills typing 55+ words per minute.
- Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide support to multiple attorneys’ daily work routine and understand and adapt to their unique practice, priorities and preferences.
- Prepare, edit, format and proofread correspondence, agreements, contracts, etc.
- Prepare, edit, format and proofread complex legal documents including, complaints, answers, motions, as well as other pleadings.
- Electronic filing of documents on court websites (ECF/NYSCEF/AAA).
- Coordinate and manage attorneys’ calendars including scheduling meetings, conference calls, zoom meetings.
- Open new matters using Intapp and prepare retainer agreements and other corresponding documents.
- Data entry of case progression into Time Matters for No-Fault matters.
- Entry of daily attorney time using iTimekeep.
- Provide administrative support, answering phones, copying, scanning, submit expenses using Chrome River.
- Advanced Microsoft Word skills typing 55+ words per minute.
Benefits
- medical and dental insurance
- group term life insurance
- accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- optional term life insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- Aflac
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- referral bonuses
- paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
