We are seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to provide administrative and litigation support to a team of attorneys within a fast-paced law firm environment. This role plays a key part in managing case matters, coordinating filings and calendars, and ensuring seamless communication to support the delivery of high-quality legal services.
Requirements
- Provide support and administrative assistance to attorneys and colleagues
- Coordinate new matter openings and closings, including conflict checks, engagement letters, and file management
- Prepare, format, proofread, and edit legal documents and court filings, including tables of contents and tables of authorities
- File documents in state, federal, and appellate courts using electronic filing applications (e.g. File & ServeXpress)
- Communicate with court personnel regarding procedures, rules, and deadlines
- Manage incoming mail, notices, and document distribution
- Maintain electronic and client files within the document management system
- Maintain case calendars (hearings, depositions, mediations, deadlines) and distributed daily/weekly appearance reports
- Enter attorney time and assist with billing support, client budgets, and billing inquires
- Prepare expense reports and assist with travel arrangements
- Manage vendor invoices, reimbursements and check requests
- Assist with client billing inquiries, budgets, appeals and collections
- Support additional projects operational initiatives as needed
Benefits
- Outstanding benefits package
- Generous PTO plan
- 401k match