Litigation Legal Assistant-2761748

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This is a full-time, direct-hire position with a salary between $55k-$65k depending on experience plus awesome benefits.

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Title : Litigation Legal Assistant

Location : Pittsburgh, PA (Downtown)

Salary : $55k - $65k (non-exempt)

Work Environment : 5 days in office

Work week : 37.5 hours

Daily hours : 8 : 30 am 5 pm

Degree required : NO

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our client, a national mid-sized law firm headquartered in Pennsylvania, are seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant to join the Litigation practice group in their Pittsburgh office.

This position will work closely with associates, shareholders, and paralegals on the full administrative duties. Some of the key anticipated responsibilities are listed below :

• Support attorneys and paralegals on administrative items including receiving and opening mail. Distributing the mail to the appropriate attorneys and paralegals.
• Transcription of dictation for some attorneys for correspondence including letters to clients, engagement letters, and memos to clients and client files.
• Draft discovery in addition to pleadings.
• Complete monthly expense reports and credit card statements, scanning, and printing documents.
• Maintain electronic and physical client files.
• Maintain attorney’s calendars by setting appointments, coordinating schedules, and setting up meetings, pleadings, electronic filing.
• Answer phones and communicating with courts and prothonotaries.
• Draft and review legal correspondence. Proofread, correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting.
• Format briefs and pleadings. Create an automated table of contents.
• Finalize all forms of documents, correspondence, pleadings, and reports.
• File pleadings in state and federal court (both electronic and mailing).
• Perform conflicts checks and other administrative tasks necessary for the creation of new client or matter files.
• Ability to redact, add legends and bates labels to documents in preparation for production.
• Enter attorney’s billable time.
• Request checks and paying invoices.
• Assist secretarial team with coverage for receptionist or other secretaries.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High school or equivalent
• Three (3) or more years of experience as a Legal Assistant or related experience
• Experience using PACER to search dockets, party information, and download pleadings.
• Experience with state filings and familiarity with various county and prothonotary websites.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, Word, and other software
• Experience with pdf Docs or Adobe
• Driven self-starter with a proactive approach to supporting counsel
• Commitment to professionalism, cooperation, and teamwork

BENEFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with iManage document management system
• Experience filing court documents, electronically preferred
• Experience with ECF for federal court filings a plus
• Experience with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or other conferencing platforms
• Paralegal certificate or degree
• Active Notary license
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