Legal Administrative Assistant- 3646514

Job Title: Legal Administrative Assistant

Location: New Orleans LA 70112

Salary/Payrate: $60K-$70K annually and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: Onsite

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: No

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

JOB DESCRIPTION

Principal duties and responsibilities:

* Provide comprehensive legal and administrative support to
attorneys and paralegals.
* Prepare, edit, format, proofread, and finalize pleadings,
motions, discovery, correspondence, and other legal documents.
* File documents in State and Federal courts (electronic and
traditional).
* Assist with trial preparation, including exhibit binders,
witness files, and related materials.
* Maintain and organize case files according to firm protocols,
including saving documents and emails in the document management
system.
* Manage attorney calendars, including recording and tracking
case deadlines, hearings, depositions, mediations, meetings, and
conference room reservations.
* Arrange attorney travel and prepare itineraries.
* Process attorney expense reports and check requests.
* Receive, route, and process incoming and outgoing mail,
invoices, deliveries, and fax/scan requests for assigned
attorneys.
* Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel,
court personnel, vendors, and firm staff.
* Enter and revise attorney time entries in accordance with firm
guidelines.
* Assist with workload balancing across the office, including
providing interim coverage for other legal assistants during
absences.

Skills:

* Seasoned professional with a minimum of 3+ years legal
secretarial experience, preferably in defense litigation
* Typing speed of 70+ wpm and excellent accuracy, grammar,
spelling, and proofreading skills
* Thorough knowledge of legal formats
* Substantial experience with electronic and non-electronic
filings in State & Federal Courts
* Ability to work well with others, and communicate effectively
with attorneys & staff
* Strong organizational skills and attention to detail a must
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (particularly Word
and Outlook)
* Knowledge and/or familiarity with a document management system
(Filesite/iManage)
* Knowledge and/or familiarity with Adobe Acrobat for handling
PDF files
* Familiarity with digital dictation