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A bit about us:

Our client is a Pittsburgh headquartered law firm with multiple offices across several states, providing services to clients nationwide. Their clientele includes large corporations, privately-held companies, municipal entities, small businesses, and partnerships across various industries and sectors. Their attorneys are dedicated to addressing matters practically and efficiently, ensuring that each client's needs are met in the best possible manner.

Why join us?

Our client offers a collegial work environment with competitive salary and benefits, including a hybrid work schedule health, dental, and vision insurance, life and long-term disability insurance, and a 401(k) program.

Job Details

Our client is seeking a highly motivated and experienced legal assistant to provide secretarial and administrative support for up to three attorneys in our Litigation Defense practice group.

Job responsibilities would include:
  • Transcribing, composing, formatting, editing, proofreading, and finalizing all forms of documents, correspondence, pleadings, and reports.
  • Opening of new files, file set up and organization, preparing conflicts checks, and updating glance sheets and litigation profiles as needed.
  • Preparing and filing of pleadings such as Appearances, Answers, and all pretrial and dispositive Motions in state and federal courts.
  • Coordinating, maintaining, and calendaring upcoming trial dates, arbitrations, jury trials, depositions, inspections, and all corresponding status notes.
  • Managing incoming mail, entering daily time entries, submitting vendor invoices for payment.
  • Maintain attorney calendars, travel arrangements, and expense reporting.
  • Reviewing and editing prebills per client guidelines.

The ideal candidates will possess:
  • Excellent academic credentials with up to 5-10 years’ experience in litigation defense.
  • Trial experience.
  • Effective writing and analytical skills.
  • Knowledge of county, state, and federal courts and related rules of civil procedures.
  • Experience in active participation in depositions, oral arguments, and courtroom experiences.
  • Strong attention to detail in all work, along with the ability to manage multiple files and to prioritize workloads to effectively meet all deadlines.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with all levels of management, staff, and clients.
  • Forward thinking, organized, and a team player.
  • Ability to independently solve problems and exercise sound judgment with minimal direction.
  • Experience with iManage & Prolaw a plus.
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.
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