Legal Assistant

Our client is currently looking for a Legal Assistant to start immediately. This role will work alongside 2 other Legal Secretary's to support 10-12 Attorney's (split between the 3 Secretaries so 4 each on average). The firm has over 1,000 attorneys in 41 offices nationwide and is consistently ranked as a top 100 law firm globally.

Job Function

• Drafting and sending routine correspondence.
• Preparing legal filings by formatting documents.
• Pulling exhibits, proofreading and redacting documents, and e-filing court filings in various courts.
• Additionally, they will help open new matters / process matters for closing, handle document management and organization, prepare cover letters for attorney bills, schedule conferences and depositions, maintain attorney calendars and manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up with accounting.
  
  
  

Job Requirements

• 2 years Defense Litigation experience, insurance defense experience a plus (Strong preference for defense litigation, have had some success with individuals with only plaintiff experience but likely won't work since temp)
• Experience with court filings in the Boston area)
• iManage experience a plus (used to store and create docs)
• Must have prior experience with litigation procedures and processes
• Must be familiar with drafting, preparing, and formatting of pleadings
• Experience with filing briefs, TOC and TOA a plus
• Must have familiarity with State and Federal court procedures and rules, and experience filing documents in both courts
  
  
  

Disclosure: The hourly rates and/or salaries listed may or may not reflect total compensation packages including bonus and fringe benefits, etc., nor are the advertisement(s) posted a guarantee of a certain compensation package for a position or bona fide offer of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

ITSLS

34935