Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant- 3553424

Job Title: Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant

Location: New York NY 10020

Salary/Payrate: $80K-$85K annually and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: 6 months 100% ONSITE then 3 days onsite/2 days’
work from home

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Parking: Paid for by firm

Bachelor’s degree required: Preferred

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets
hired

JOB DESCRIPTION

Legal Assistant who can seamlessly come in and work well in a
team environment. Must be proactive and possess strong
organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Accuracy and attention to detail are essential. Must be able to
prioritize and effectively manage multiple projects and work in a
fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Attention to detail and organization is essential
* Heavy calendaring, docketing and eFiling
* Must be proactive and manage their attorney’s docket
effectively
* Follow-up with attorney on deadlines
* Ensures strict confidentiality at all times
* Collect case information and prepare client engagement
documentation
* Manage the collection and maintenance of statistical data for
internal reporting and analysis
* Prepare initial drafts of litigation documents for attorney
review including discovery requests and responses and case
opening and closing filings
* Legal research, writing, analysis, and cite checking
* Collaborate with firm’s billing department on client billing
* Assists with special projects as needed

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS)

* A college degree is preferred or an equivalent combination of
education and experience
* Minimum of 5 years’ experience
* Possess cooperative spirit; participate and collaborate in a
team-based environment
* Demonstrate proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Excel and
Word)
* Litigation related experience preferred
* Ability to multi-task and prioritize
* Ability to organize workflow and use time efficiently
* Ability to show strong attention to detail
* Ability to perform in an ever-changing work environment and
successfully adapt to changing priorities and work demands
* Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through with
minimum direction, follow up on own initiative
* Ability to be resourceful
* Ability to handle and manage stress