Litigation Legal Assistant (fully in-office)
- $55,000 - $65,000
- Chesterbrook, PA
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Job Details
Responsibilities:
Word processing of letters, memos, forms, and other correspondence and legal documents as requested.
Maintaining calendars, scheduling meetings and conference rooms, and coordinating meals and refreshments for meetings.
Proofreading all work, including reading documents for content and context.
Assisting attorneys with routing client bills for processing.
Making travel arrangements, including transportation, automobile rentals, and hotel reservations.
Answering and screening routine telephone calls per attorney instructions and providing backup telephone coverage on the reception desk as needed.
Opening, sorting, stamping, and organizing mail.
Filing correspondence and legal documents according to the office filing system and coordinating with records management.
Filing documents with various courts.
Performing other duties required based on the practice of attorneys, including administrative work, practice development initiatives, and committee projects and responsibilities.
Assisting with special projects as needed.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree preferred, with at least five years of related experience and/or training.
Demonstrated writing and communication skills and documented interpersonal abilities.
Strong analytical skills and ability to grasp new concepts quickly.
Demonstrated organizational skills: responsive, efficient, independent, high energy, and proactive in a fast-paced environment with deadline pressures.
Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Adobe.
Team player, able to interact effectively with all levels of the organization as well as external clients.
Ability to present oneself professionally and understand the importance of confidentiality and handling highly sensitive client- and firm-related information.
Word processing of letters, memos, forms, and other correspondence and legal documents as requested.
Maintaining calendars, scheduling meetings and conference rooms, and coordinating meals and refreshments for meetings.
Proofreading all work, including reading documents for content and context.
Assisting attorneys with routing client bills for processing.
Making travel arrangements, including transportation, automobile rentals, and hotel reservations.
Answering and screening routine telephone calls per attorney instructions and providing backup telephone coverage on the reception desk as needed.
Opening, sorting, stamping, and organizing mail.
Filing correspondence and legal documents according to the office filing system and coordinating with records management.
Filing documents with various courts.
Performing other duties required based on the practice of attorneys, including administrative work, practice development initiatives, and committee projects and responsibilities.
Assisting with special projects as needed.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree preferred, with at least five years of related experience and/or training.
Demonstrated writing and communication skills and documented interpersonal abilities.
Strong analytical skills and ability to grasp new concepts quickly.
Demonstrated organizational skills: responsive, efficient, independent, high energy, and proactive in a fast-paced environment with deadline pressures.
Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Adobe.
Team player, able to interact effectively with all levels of the organization as well as external clients.
Ability to present oneself professionally and understand the importance of confidentiality and handling highly sensitive client- and firm-related information.
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.