Legal Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to work successfully with multiple team members, interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Competent to handle a variety of activities with attention to detail and quality, and meet short deadlines, with the ability to follow through and follow up on assigned tasks with limited supervision.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Thompson’s Serengeti Tracker software experience
• Proficiency in Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis and similar legal research programs
• Proficiency in Compulaw calendaring program
• Proficiency in Pacer and court e-filing programs
• Retain a high level of flexibility and resourceful problem solving.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.
• Experience e-filing in state and federal court
• High School diploma
• Prior litigation experience required (state and federal)

Nice To Haves

• Paralegal associates degree or other relevant certification preferred
• Ideal candidate would also have some legal assistant skills/experience (e.g., formatting briefs, pleadings and other legal documents, filing briefs, pleadings and other legal documents, calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, maintain pleadings and discovery indexes)

Responsibilities

• Prepare discovery, including subpoenas
• Coordinate document productions
• Corresponding with clients
• Assist in conducting pre-claim investigation and on-line research
• Prepare privilege logs
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs and appendices
• Aid attorneys in responding to discovery and gathering relevant information from a variety of sources
• Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties
• Prepare exhibits to motions and for depositions