Legal Assistant

About This Role

This Legal Assistant role involves supporting attorneys in a litigation law firm, focusing on general litigation, labor & employment, and medical malpractice. The position requires strong organizational skills and familiarity with court rules to manage legal documentation, schedule depositions, and maintain attorney calendars.

Responsibilities

• Draft correspondence, perform editing, and file pleadings with State and Federal courts
• Schedule depositions
• Maintain legal files
• Arrange travel
• Prepare expense reports
• Perform time entry
• Maintain attorney calendars
• Conduct legal research

Requirements

• Minimum of 1-4+ years of experience in legal field
• Familiarity with general litigation, labor & employment, and medical malpractice law
• Strong understanding of State and Federal court rules and procedures
• Excellent computer skills with Outlook, Excel and Word (including formatting briefs, generating Table of Contents and Table of Authorities)
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Exceptional organizational skills

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-4+ years of experience, familiar with general litigation, labor & employment, and medical malpractice fields of Law.

Nice to Have

• Experience with IManage
• Experience with Court Alert

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits