Litigation Legal Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Transcribes legal briefs, correspondence, letters, minutes of meetings, and confidential memorandum
• Types a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts; relays instructions to other staff and attorneys as directed by the supervisor
• Assists with travel arrangements, internal correspondence (requisitions, reimbursements, etc.) for attorneys, paralegals
• Prepares, maintains and confirms daily work calendars and schedule meetings and appointments
• Reads, sorts and dates incoming mail and ensures outgoing mail is timely delivered; if necessary routes mail to a specific delivery services
• Processes bills; proofs billing sheets; reviews and edits bills
• Maintain supervisor’s legal confidential and administrative files

Requirements

• 3+ years of legal assistance experience.
• Must type a minimum of 70 words per minutes.

• Comprehensive knowledge of modern legal office practices and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of legal documents preparation, legal terminology and court procedures.
• Comprehensive knowledge of MS office products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, document production, Adobe Professional, redline comparisons, digital dictation.
• Considerable knowledge of effective proofreading