Litigation Legal Assistant

Essential Functions

• Proven ability and experience handling all administrative support needed to assist attorneys with a sustained record of high-quality work from inception to resolution.
• Using various court filing systems, must have experience filing pleadings in the state, meeting the related court requirements.
• Collaborate with firm-wide departments, including case opening, conflict checking, billing, training, and records management, among others.
• Effective oral and written communication skills needed to draft and proofread correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents.
• Experience tracking firm, attorney, and client expenses and using application software to process reimbursements and payments.
• Knowledge and ability to participate in client billing, including assisting attorneys in entering narratives, tracking billable tasks, making edits, calendaring billing due dates, and delivering bills to clients in electronic and paper forms.
• Schedule state court hearings by court requirements.
• Understand court requirements to calculate deadlines and ensure the attorney and team meet them.
• Schedule client appointments in coordination with the attorney.
• Possess knowledge of special events planning and coordination to organize attorney business development events.
• Managing electronic and paper case files.
• Handling incoming and outgoing mail and other correspondence.
• Answering, screening, directing, and placing telephone calls and emails.
• Consistently deliver outstanding client service and quality.
• The above description describes employees’ general nature and work in this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Individuals may be assigned other duties, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or provide relief, equalize peak work periods, or balance the workload.

Education and Experience

• Must have five years of law firm experience, preferably as a litigation legal assistant with state court experience.
• Experience working with multiple attorneys is required.

Knowledge Requirements

• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure and time constraints.
• Ability to effectively balance assignments and workflow from multiple attorneys.
• Ability to multitask and handle multiple responsibilities and high volume is crucial.
• Strong attention to detail, initiative, and follow-through required.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including clearly expressing thoughts to others and exchanging information.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments, vendors, and the public.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including extensive knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel, and experience working with law firm case management and billing software required. Knowledge of FileSite, CMS, SmartTime, and Aderant is a plus.
• Work in collaboration within a group and individually to ensure that clients are satisfied, including the desire to understand client concerns and build trust.

Additional Information

• Work hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., with a one-hour lunch.
• Availability to work Overtime is required from time to time.
• Physical attendance at the place of work.
• Great benefits package includes paid holidays, PTO, 401(k), health benefits, etc.