Legal Assistant
9 days ago
Garden City
Job Description We have an immediate need for a Litigation Legal Assistant at a leading law firm conveniently located in Long Island. This is a full-time direct hire opportunity. Job Duties Include: • Calendar and follow-up on deadlines for discovery, Court events, etc., • Contact Courts (confirm hearings, obtain dockets, e-filing procedures, etc.) and adjusters/clients as needed, • Schedule conference calls/meetings and handle scheduling/calendaring for their assigned team, • Open and close client files, • Associate and download documents, emails, and court filings into iManage document system, • Review invoices for payments and submit expense reports, • Prepare pleadings, discovery (requests and answers), e-filings to be filed (drafting and exhibits), and general correspondence, • Assist attorneys in preparing for trials and hearings, including drafting witness lists and exhibit lists, • E-file legal documents in various courts (pleadings, motions, praecipes, etc.), • Minimum of 5+ years’ experience as a litigation legal assistant, • Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, customer service, proofreading, time management, and organizational skills, • Solid understanding of civil litigation (state and federal calendar deadlines and rules), • Ability to occasionally work over 35 hours per week to meet client demands, • High proficiency in MS Suite, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and document management software