LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant (4+ years) to support a respected law firm in Grosse Pointe, MI. If you’re interested in joining a collaborative team and furthering your legal support career, please submit your résumé for consideration.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides proactive administrative support for Litigation attorneys and paralegals. May assist in other practice areas, as needed.
- Prepares discovery and requests, letters, subpoenas, and other legal correspondence
- Electronic filing of court pleadings in various states and jurisdictions
- Manage paper and electronic files
- Displays strong attention to detail.
- Exhibits outstanding client service orientation in greeting guests, responding to work requests, scheduling meetings, and conducting telephone conferences.
- Maintains strict confidentiality of matters and information.
- Responds to requests with a sense of urgency and effectively prioritizes work.
- Interacts with court personnel, attorneys and staff in a professional manner to obtain and provide data, answer questions, and resolve problems.
- Prepares and reviews letters and memoranda according to Firm standards using word processing and document management systems.
- Proactively monitors deadlines and docket entries.
- Processes requests for payment and reimbursements.
- Assists in managing client contacts, emails, and print documents, as well as processing mail.
- Clearly communicates in a concise, professional manner.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office programs is required.
- Knowledge of the litigation process and general court operations.
- Ability to read and identify pleadings and other documents related to a litigation matter.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to reason and apply common sense understanding to resolve problems and carry out instructions furnished verbally or in writing.
- Ability to occasionally work more than 40 hours per week.
- Organize a large volume of documents by saving to various document management systems.
- Prepare, edit, format and proofread a variety of documents (correspondence, pleadings, discovery).
- Maintain calendars to track deadlines and status of cases, coordinate and schedule meetings, depositions, conference calls, and sends calendar invites and reminders
- Experience in E-filing documents with various courts.
Education and Experience:
- 4+ years’ Litigation legal assisting experience in a law firm or other legal setting.
- Education beyond high school or coursework related to the legal industry preferred.
- Ability to read, understand, and interpret complex documents such as pleadings and other documents related to a litigation matter.
The anticipated salary range for this role is $60K per hour to $70K.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Full-time employment benefits include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, wellness plans, and reimbursement and retirement programs. Available paid leave may include paid time off, parental and holiday pay.
