Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant
Job Description
Large prestigious law firm is seeking a Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant to provide high-level administrative and litigation support to attorneys in their Fiduciary Litigation practice group. Fiduciary litigation experience is not required, however, high caliber defense litigation experience is critical.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, proofread, and format legal documents such as pleadings, correspondence, memoranda, and exhibits.
- Perform e-filings in state and federal courts and maintain filing confirmations.
- Maintain and organize electronic files in the appropriate iManage folder.
- Establish and monitor calendaring of litigation deadlines and key dates.
- Open new matters and submit conflicts of interest requests.
- Enter billable time for attorneys and assist with revisions to pre-bills.
- Coordinate closely with billing managers and accounts payable personnel regarding client-specific rate agreements and vendor invoices.
- Prepare client-requested estimates and support monthly billing processes.
- Coordinate travel arrangements, meetings, depositions, and trial preparation logistics.
- Update pleading notebooks, indices, and case files as needed.
- Proofread documents to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with court rules.
- Provide overflow assistance and perform other administrative and secretarial duties as requested.
- Minimum of 5 years’ administrative experience supporting Litigation attorneys in a law office.
- Proficient knowledge of legal document formatting, including table of contents, table of authorities, styles, track changes, and PDF editing and conversion.
- Strong computer proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Experience working with a document management system (iManage experience a plus).
- Experience with time entry systems, e-Filing platforms, file opening, and conflict checks.
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