Litigation Legal Assistant

Our continued success depends on our most important asset – our people. This is why Burg Simpson is committed to attracting, employing, and retaining individuals of the highest caliber who are committed to sharing our core values. Burg Simpson fights for peoples’ legal rights and holds negligent corporations and individuals accountable for their actions.

We offer exceptional careers and opportunities to attorneys, aspiring graduates, and support professionals in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors.

All positions are full-time and permanent, unless otherwise indicated. We offer access to excellent benefits: health insurance, dental insurance, long-term disability, term life and AD&D, vision insurance short-term disability, dependent care/medical FSA, medical HSA, additional group accident, and voluntary individual and family term life, AD&D, 401(k) retirement.

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Litigation Legal Assistant – Englewood, CO

We are seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to join our Mass Tort Litigation team. The ideal candidate is a reliable team player with a friendly, positive attitude and a high level of professionalism that will play a key supporting role in ensuring that our clients are well served.

The position responsibilities include but are not limited to the direct support of senior and associate level attorneys; assist with the maintenance of large electronic and paper files; assist with the request and review of medical, financial, and other case-related documents and records; electronic filing in federal courts; calculate and calendar federal court deadlines; scheduling of depositions, meetings, and hearings, travel; and direct client contact.

The position requires:

• Experience with electronic filing in state and federal courts;
• 3 years of working in a litigation law firm;
• Experience in identifying, calculating, and calendaring federal and state statutory deadlines;
• The ability to manage multiple assignments and prioritize assignments to meet deadlines;
• The ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing, and be an exceptional listener;
• The willingness and ability to problem-solve and recommend solutions;
• Excellent attention to detail; and
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products, including Excel.

The position requires at least 3 years of work experience in a professional environment; the ability to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing; the ability to maintain a professional, helpful, friendly, client-first attitude; organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills; ability to focus on detail and accuracy; and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

SALARY RANGE: $50,000 to $60,000 . Although the full salary range for this position is provided, the determination of new hire salaries is dependent upon the candidate’s level of experience.