Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a  Litigation Legal Assistant for our Newark, NJ office. The salary range for this position is $85,000-$95,000 annually, depending on experience. If you have relevant experience, we would like you to consider joining our team. Candidates who receive an offer of employment will be processed through a background check which will be an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s or employee’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Under general supervision, performs responsible and confidential secretarial work and routine administrative duties for attorneys and performs related duties as required.

• Must be a team player, highly organized, pro-active and able to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment.
• Transcribe correspondence, letters, and confidential memorandum.
• Reads and sorts through numerous incoming emails and makes sure emails are timely delivered or filed in iManage; ensures outgoing mail is processed
• Types a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts; requires strong proofreading skills.
• Court E-Filing experience a must;
• Able to handle high level client contact, handle calls for attorneys; able to direct message to the appropriate person in a timely manner
• Prepares, maintains and confirms daily work calendars and schedule meetings, depositions
• Assists with travel arrangements, internal correspondence, reimbursements for attorneys, paralegals
• Able to meet weekly/monthly time entry deadlines; client billing deadlines; Process vendor invoices to meet client billing deadlines
• Maintain attorneys’ legal confidential and administrative files

Related Duties

• Assist other Attorneys and Legal Assistants within the office
• Proactively manage contacts in Outlook and Interaction

5-10 years of experience in litigation