What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at The Goodkind Group, LLC?
About the Company
Top NJ Law Firm/Newark NJ.
About the Role
Litigation Legal Assistant for Top NJ Law Firm. Location: Newark NJ
Responsibilities
- Confidential secretarial work and routine administrative duties for attorneys and performs related duties as required.
- Must be a team player, highly organized, pro-active and able to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment.
- Transcribe real time dictation, correspondence, letters, and confidential memorandum. BigHand a plus for this position.
- Reads and sorts through numerous incoming emails and makes sure emails are timely delivered or filed in iManage; ensures outgoing mail is processed.
- Types a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts; requires strong proofreading skills.
- Handles Court E-Filings; able to retrieve and distribute court filings from docket to appropriate attorneys on case.
- Able to handle high level client contact, handle calls for senior partner; able to direct message to the appropriate person in a timely manner.
- Prepares, maintains and confirms daily work calendars and schedule meetings, depositions.
- Assists with travel arrangements, internal correspondence, reimbursements for attorneys, paralegals.
- Able to meet weekly/monthly time entry deadlines; client billing deadlines; Process vendor invoices to meet client billing deadlines.
- Maintain attorneys’ legal confidential and administrative file.
- Provide administrative support to lawyer.
- Handle communication with clients.
- Locate and develop case relevant information.
Qualifications
Must have legal/litigation experience.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience in legal assistance.
- Familiarity with law, legal procedures, and protocols.
Required Skills
- Strong proofreading skills.
- Knowledge of MS Office, Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in handling confidential information.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with BigHand.
- Familiarity with iManage.
Pay range and compensation package
Compensation details not provided.
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