TEMPORARY Legal Practice Specialist

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company, is seeking a TEMPORARY legal practice specialist for an assignment with one of our top global law firm clients.

Start: ASAP

Pay Rate: $35/hr-$42/hr

Location: Hybrid, 3 days on site, Wilmington

Hours: 9-5:30 with flexibility for OT as needed

Duration: open ended/several months

Job Description

Our client, a top global law firm, is seeking a TEMPORARY legal practice specialist to provide high-level administrative and substantive support to attorneys handling complex litigation and court filings.  This is a great opportunity to get experience working at a top firm with a collegial environment.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of trial preparation, including handling logistics and supporting at trial as necessary
• Assemble binders for court/agency filings, services and MWE client files (including all attachments)
• Handle and manage intake process beginning with conflicts check through to the creation of the client/matter number
• Prepare subpoenas, court scheduling stipulations, motions, and brief templates
• Edit, proofread, and redline documents (agreements, pleadings, spreadsheets, and presentations) and correspondence for accuracy, grammar and formatting
• Review and edit prebills; work with billing practice group to ensure client bills are sent out timely; prepare expense reports and submit vendor invoices for timely payment
• Organize and maintain attorney contacts and calendars, including travel logistics and scheduling flights, hotel, and transportation
• Input, review, edit, and update attorney time entries
• Coordinate meeting logistics, including scheduling, arranging videoconferences, conferences calls, and conference rooms; requesting equipment and food and beverage orders; preparing presentation materials; and welcoming visitors
• Answer incoming telephone calls and document and relay messages
• Organize and maintain paper and electronic files in accordance with firm records retention policies
• Proactively remind attorneys of impending deadlines and obligations

Requirements

• Experience working in a busy legal setting
• Trial preparation experience
• Knowledge of court rules and civil procedures in Delaware state and federal jurisdictions, including experience with electronic filing in File and ServeXpress and PACER/CM/ECF and the Chancery Court
• Experience conducting research using Lexis and Westlaw and including obtaining court dockets from PACER, Court/ Agency websites or other research tools
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.