Legal Assistant

About the position

The Litigation Secretary shall possess a minimum of two years' experience as a secretary in a law firm practicing Litigation/Labor & Employment. Will assist attorneys and paralegals through the performance of complex secretarial and clerical duties requiring knowledge of legal terminology and the legal process. Requires excellent clerical skills and knowledge of grammar, spelling and punctuation. Shall be proficient in the use of MS Office and knowledgeable in other related software, including but not limited to: iManage, Best Authority, Adobe, LawTime, etc. Must have complete knowledge of court rules in state, federal, and appellate courts in connection with filing of various pleading documents. Must also be familiar with filing and serving document time constraints for both federal and state courts. Reporting Relationship Reports and is responsible to assigned partner(s)/attorney(s); Director of Human Resources Manager and the Managing Partner. Duties/Responsibilities Draft letters, discovery response and pleading shells. Edit legal documents, reports, in prescribed forms, expanding or editing to produce form of composition. Proficient knowledge of creating Table of Contents and Table of Authorities. Performs numerous office tasks involving word processing, answering the telephone, screening calls; schedules appointments; client contact, obtaining and relaying information and messages, answering routine matters on own initiative, arranges deposition and court reporters; court calls. Other tasks: files records, legal documents, correspondence and other items. Various administrative tasks including scanning, faxing and copying documents. Creating hearing binders and assist with trial preparation; types timesheets for accounting purposes.

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