Litigation Assistant
Job Description
Job Description
Title: Litigation Assistant
Client X, a growing national boutique Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm with over 40 attorneys and offices in Morris County, NJ, and New York City, seeks an experienced Litigation Assistant with 3+ years of experience assisting attorneys in a fast-paced law firm.
Client X offers a competitive salary, health care benefits, signing bonus, and 401k plan (available upon eligibility to participate). This position offers a great opportunity for growth and learning. Our Pine Brook, NJ location offers an onsite gym, meditation room, and modern office space.
RESPONSIBILTIES:
The Legal Secretary will be responsible for:
- Managing attorneys’ calendars, including coordinating meetings, Court appearances, and appointments.
- Setting up pleadings, including complaints, answers, discovery requests/responses, subpoenas,
- Drafting correspondence to clients, Judges, and attorneys
- E-Filing pleadings with state and federal court
- Marking legal briefs (TOA and TOC)
- Tracking CLE credits earned. Includes scheduling CLE courses and submitting certificates of completion to the state.
- Compiling, scanning, Bates stamping and saving documents to our document management system (NetDocs)
- Tracking documents for execution.
- Answering direct telephone lines in a timely and polite manner
- Coordinating attorney travel, as necessary
- Drafting, proofreading, and revising legal documents and other case material.
- Processing time entries for attorneys using CenterBase
- Effectively communicating with staff, attorneys, and clients
Requirements:
- 3+ years’ experience as a legal secretary at a Law Firm
- Above average proficiency in MS Word and Adobe
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint
- Moderately Tech Savvy
- Excellent communication, proofreading, and organization skills
- Ability to prioritize assignments and tasks
- Ability to work in a high-volume environment and meet deadlines
- Notary Public a plus
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