Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant

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Dinsmore is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant at our Troy, MI location who will support multiple attorneys in the commercial litigation practice group.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced administrative support functions including knowledge of specialized terminology relevant to state and federal court litigation
• Manage attorney/paralegal communications
• Prepare and process electronic filings throughout state and federal courts across the country
• Maintain schedules, calendars and matters of multiple attorneys/paralegals
• Communicate with clients via telephone and websites as needed
• Prepare, format and proofread memoranda, correspondence, discovery responses, motions, briefs and various other legal documents
• Maintain accurate and current information in case management system
• Meet client deadlines and adapt to industry changes
• Ensure the effective and timely delivery of outgoing mail, messenger deliveries, overnight deliveries, and facsimiles
• Manage calls from borrowers, clients, and other outside parties in a courteous and effective manner
• Ensure timely, courteous, and thorough responses to a heavy volume of email correspondence
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, opposing counsel, court clerks, etc.
• Provide support to attorneys in a high volume, time sensitive atmosphere
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed
  
  

Requirements

• 5 years of Legal Administrative Assistant experience
• Thorough understanding of the legal process surrounding commercial litigation preferred
• Excellent technical and communication skills
• Attention to detail with excellent proofreading skills
• Proven success as a positive team player as well as an independent worker
• Ability to multi-task and balance multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer