Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant- 3593299

Job Title: Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant

Location: New Orleans LA 70139

Salary/Payrate: $70K-$80K annually and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: 100% Onsite

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: No

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

JOB DESCRIPTION

APPELLATE EXPERIENCE IS HIGHLY PREFERRED!!

Responsibilities:

Strong verbal and writing skills; wants to be part of a client
focused team helping clients handle legal issues.

* Capable of performing a variety of clerical and administrative
duties using various computer programs typically related to a
litigation practice by assisting attorneys in a supportive role.
Responsibilities:
* Prepares, processes, and proofreads legal documents; Mails,
faxes, copies, and/or arranges for delivery of documents to
clients, witnesses, opposing counsel and court officials;
* Maintains filing systems, control records and indexes using
moderate independent judgment;
* Data management including time entry, document databases, email
and hard copies;
* Coordinates and participates in document production;
* Obtains information using the Westlaw and Lexis systems;
* Communicates with clients, court personnel, experts, attorneys
and others via telephone, email, in person, and in writing,
obtaining and giving information as directed;
* Assists with trial preparation including preparation of trial
books, exhibits, etc.;
* May transcribe dictation from dictating machine, as required by
the supervising attorney(s);
* Maintains supervisor(s) calendar electronically and/or manually
by scheduling appointments and critical dates and keeping
supervisor posted of same;
* Opens and closes files, and maintains client and business files
by filing and retrieving materials as required;
* Screens phone calls; records and delivers messages and provide
callers with information as authorized by attorney;
* Makes travel arrangements through the Firm’s designated Travel
Agency; • Prepares and edits client invoices for billing
purposes;
* Enters and maintains attorneys’ time sheets, as required;
* Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:

* Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
* 5+ years of legal secretarial experience in a related area of
law.
* Ability to type 65 wpm – excellent spelling, punctuation, and
grammar
* required and knowledge of legal terminology. May be required to
know
* real estate closing procedures and terminology.
* Competent in the use of computers and Microsoft Office Word,
Excel,
* Power Point and Microsoft Outlook.
* Excellent organizational skills and people skills.
* Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.