Litigation Legal Assistant (Hybrid)

Job Description

Job Description

Legal Practice Assistant (Litigation & Executive Support)

A prestigious national law firm is seeking an experienced Legal Practice Assistant to provide litigation support to senior leadership within a highly specialized legal practice. This role supports attorneys across multiple U.S. offices and requires a professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, manages competing priorities effectively, and maintains exceptional attention to detail.

This opportunity is ideal for a proactive legal support professional who enjoys working collaboratively while taking ownership of critical administrative and litigation-related responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, edit, format, and proofread legal correspondence, court documents, memoranda, reports, and other attorney work product.
• Coordinate and submit electronic filings in federal and state courts.
• Provide litigation support, including hearing preparation, exhibit management, deposition coordination, transcript requests, and filing-related activities.
• Manage complex attorney calendars, meeting scheduling, and Microsoft Teams coordination.
• Arrange business travel and assist with related logistics.
• Maintain and organize client files and case records in both electronic and physical formats.
• Enter and track critical deadlines using legal docketing systems.
• Process expense reports and vendor invoices through firm financial systems.
• Assist with file closing procedures and records management.
• Coordinate client meetings, conferences, depositions, and related hospitality arrangements.
• Reserve conference space and support videoconferencing logistics for meetings and legal proceedings.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of legal litigation support experience within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Hands-on experience with federal and state court e-filings.
• Prior filing experience in one or more of the following jurisdictions is strongly preferred: Illinois, California, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Adobe Acrobat, document formatting, redlining, and styles.
• Experience utilizing legal document management, docketing, transcription, and expense management systems.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously while working effecitively with attorney's clients, and peers. .

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: up to $90,000k
• Hybrid work environment.
• Opportunity to work on high stakes, multi-jurisdiction litigation matters. 
• Comprehensive benefits package available.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Join a well-established national law firm known for handling sophisticated legal matters across a broad range of industries. This role offers exposure to high-level litigation work, collaboration with attorneys across several major markets, and the chance to be a key contributor within a respected legal team.