What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant Litigation - Entry level position at Law Firm?
Job Description
Job Description
Immediate opportunity available for an entry level litigation legal assistant. The successful candidate will support two partners.
The successful candidate will posses at least one year of experience in a litigation practice. Experience working with Michigan courts is required. This position reports to the Office Manager, as well as assigned attorneys, and is responsible for providing the requisite legal secretarial and administrative support (clerical) needs of assigned attorneys; preparation of letters, memos, pleadings, and other documentation as required; entering conflict information into the system to run conflict checks for new clients as well as preparation of supporting documentation; file pleadings, electronically or otherwise, with the appropriate court systems; docketing of dates into a central docketing system; making travel arrangements; preparing expense reimbursement documentation; providing documentation, as required, to clients; answering the direct dial phones for assigned attorneys; maintaining a system of filing for all attorney work and client information; entering attorney time. This position assists attorneys in the litigation area, but with the ability and willingness to help attorneys, legal assistants, and others in other areas.
Essential Job Functions :
- Provide legal secretarial and administrative (clerical) support to assigned attorneys.
- Prepare letters, memos, pleadings, and other documentation as required.
- File pleadings (electronically or otherwise) with the appropriate court systems.
- Docket dates into a central docketing system.
- Make travel arrangements.
- Prepare expense reimbursement documentation.
- Provide documentation, as required, to clients, opposing counsel, and others.
- Enter conflict information into the system to run conflict checks for new clients and prepare supporting
documentation
assistants.
Minimum Requirements :
people.
guests of the firm, co-workers, and others.
Company Description
The firm has multiple offices in the US employing the best technology, processes and people, for the express purpose of providing excellent service and results for clients. We would love to consider how we can work together!
Company Description
The firm has multiple offices in the US employing the best technology, processes and people, for the express purpose of providing excellent service and results for clients. We would love to consider how we can work together!
