Litigation Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

A firm near Garden City New York firm is hiring an experienced litigation legal assistant to support a high volume insurance litigation docket.

Five or more years supporting attorneys in a law firm is the requirement, and volume experience matters more than pedigree here. You'll back several attorneys at once and learn quickly that each one works differently. The documents range from routine correspondence to complaints, answers, and motions, and everything gets proofed properly before it goes out. Electronic filing in state and federal court is a daily task, along with arbitration filings.

Beyond documents, you'll run calendars and scheduling, open new matters and prepare retainers, keep case status current in the docketing system, post attorney time, and handle the usual administrative flow. The firm uses standard mid size firm platforms for intake, timekeeping, and expenses. If you've used comparable systems elsewhere, you'll pick these up in a week.

Advanced Word skills and typing at 55 words per minute or better are genuine requirements, not boilerplate. Solid Outlook and Excel expected.