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Fantastic regional law firm is seeking a Senior Litigation Assistant to join there team. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years' litigation assistant experience. This role will be hybrid after a 3-month ramp up period.

MUST have strong experience with e-filing and legal document drafting.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Handle substantive legal work.
• Draft and format memos, correspondence, legal documents and various forms.
• Proofread material for correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting.
• Organize work load to comply with deadlines and priorities established by attorneys.
• Open and maintain client files including records management related to clients and to the firm.
• Communicate with clients on behalf of attorneys.
• State and Federal E-filing.
• Prepare Table of Contents and Table of Authorities.
• Prepare Transcripts.
• Maintain attorney calendars.
• Perform billable work on an as needed basis.
• Assist in the development of Legal Assistants in the practice team, as needed.
• Continue enhancing job knowledge and skill set by participating in educational and training opportunities.
• Perform all job duties according to safety policies, including maintaining a neat, organized and safe work area and promptly reporting any potential unsafe conditions and/or workplace accidents/injuries

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 5+ years of legal administrative experience or equivalent.
• 2 or 4 year college degree a plus
• Advanced knowledge of the most current processes and procedures for the respective practice area, for example, docketing knowledge and electronic filing for commercial litigation practice area.
• Advanced knowledge of legal terminology, legal forms and documents, legal practices and procedures and how to resource.
• General knowledge of rules of practice - State and Federal.
• Strong technical skills, including knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SmartSheets, PG specific legal software, Internet applications and DocuSign.
• Excellent written, verbal and listening skills. Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail including proof reading experience to include correcting grammatical, typographical and spelling errors.
• Multi-tasking and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with attorneys, clients, co-workers and other individuals firm-wide.
• Minimum typing speed of sixty words per minute with high accuracy
• Notary public license preferred.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and act with discretion.

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