Legal Assistant - SG6555

Job Description

Job Description

Our client is seeking a full-time legal assistant with a minimum of three years of litigation experience. The successful candidate will take pride in producing high-quality work, maintain reliable attendance, collaborate well with others, and contribute to a positive, team-oriented work environment. Salary is based on candidate’s legal experience and background.

The ideal candidate will have prior litigation experience and a commitment to continued learning, professional growth, and process improvement.

• More than three (3) years of hands-on legal support experience, with a strong emphasis in litigation
• Strong knowledge of litigation procedures, applicable laws, and local court rules, including experience working within various county court systems
• Experience electronically filing briefs, motions, and other court documents, and properly serving all parties
• Knowledge of subpoena procedures, coordination with process servers, and preparation and finalization of discovery responses and pleadings
• Ability to format and file briefs in accordance with court-specific requirements
• Exceptional grammar, spelling, proofreading, and attention-to-detail skills
• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple active matters
• Flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to assist where needed
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare professional letters and memoranda
• Professional communication skills when working with clients, judicial assistants, attorneys, and staff
• Experience calendaring court dates, deadlines, and related litigation tasks
• Ability to monitor open files and identify work needed by attorneys on those matters
• Minimum typing speed of 65 words per minute
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel ; experience with a document management system and electronic calendar/docket system is preferred but not required

They offer a competitive salary and benefits including, dental insurance, employee referral bonuses, health insurance, paid holidays, personal days, sick leave, long-term disability, a generous 10% contribution of salary to 401K plan (regardless of employee contributions, subject to change), among other benefits.