Litigation Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative and litigation support to multiple attorneys.
• Manage complex calendars, court deadlines, docketing, meetings, and scheduling.
• Prepare, format, proofread, revise, and organize legal documents, pleadings, correspondence, and other case materials.
• Coordinate and submit state and federal court filings, including electronic filings.
• Maintain electronic and physical client and matter files.
• Assist with document preparation, case organization, and trial preparation as needed.
• Monitor court dockets and applicable filing requirements.
• Coordinate attorney time entry, billing, expenses, and other administrative matters as needed.
• Communicate professionally with attorneys, clients, courts, vendors, and internal departments.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Proactively anticipate attorney needs and ensure assignments and deadlines are completed accurately and efficiently.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of Legal Administrative Assistant, Legal Secretary, or similar law firm experience.
• Prior litigation experience required.
• Experience with state and federal court e-filing, litigation procedures, pleadings, calendaring, and docketing.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Experience with legal document management, docketing, billing, and/or case management systems preferred.
• Strong proofreading, formatting, written communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple attorneys, assignments, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Highly proactive, resourceful, dependable, and comfortable exercising independent judgment.
• Ability to work effectively in a busy, deadline-driven legal environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Why choose Addison Group?

• Pay: We negotiate high salaries using US Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Benefits & Bonuses: You are eligible for medical, dental, vision insurance benefits, 401K, and monetary bonuses
• Permanent Employment: Many of Addison’s Administrative job openings lead to potential permanent employment
• Connections: You connect directly with hiring managers from renowned organizations
• Options: You are presented multiple employment options near your home
• Professional Development: You are provided hiring process advice, resume revision, and employment term negotiation