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Job Description
LEGAL ASSISTANT
Location: Onsite
Job Summary
Reporting to the Legal Paraprofessionals Manager, this role will be responsible for supporting various attorneys with all administrative aspects of the section specialty.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
LEGAL ASSISTANT
Location: Onsite
Job Summary
Reporting to the Legal Paraprofessionals Manager, this role will be responsible for supporting various attorneys with all administrative aspects of the section specialty.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
- Provides administrative support of general office duties such as printing, scanning, copying.
- Arranges couriers, court reporters, expert witnesses, and other special functions.
- Assists with proper case screening and origination process to include initial conflict check in collaboration with the Records Department, creates and maintains reliable and accurate filing system for electronic documents.
- Attends and takes notes at meetings.
- Attends to incoming phone calls on behalf of assigned attorneys.
- Closes concluded matters per attorney direction.
- Drafts and proofreads correspondence, discovery, minutes, pleadings, contracts and varied other documents.
- E-files both via NJ E-Courts as well as New York State Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF), and PACER.
- Inputs attorney time into time keeping software as requested.
- Maintains attorney calendars by planning and scheduling meetings, appointments, and both onsite and remote conferences.
- Prepares check requests and submits purchase orders as needed.
- Prepares expense reports.
- Redacts, bate stamps, and organizes documents for production.
- Updates contact information for attorneys.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Associate degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum 1-2 years law firm experience.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced environment.
- Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information and to exercise discretion and good judgement.
- Effective time management skills and excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficient understanding of legal terminology and principles, research methods, court processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail particularly in proofreading.
- Strong technology skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Notary preferred.
Salary : $60,000 - $70,000