Legal Assistant position at Lerners supporting Dispute Resolution & Advocacy practice. Requires experience in litigation and administrative support within a legal environment.
About the role
- Legal Assistant providing litigation and administrative support to United States Attorneys. Working in a hybrid environment with opportunities for professional growth and collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Provide litigation and administrative support to a group of United States Attorneys.
- Receive and review incoming material and independently determines the need for assembly and preparation of a variety of legal documents, e.g., charging instruments, motions, orders, pleadings, deposition notices, trial subpoenas and grand jury subpoenas.
- Proofread and edit drafts of legal documents such as motions, orders, correspondence, discovery requests and responses, and other pleadings.
- Electronically file documents on behalf of and at the directive of the attorneys with the appropriate state or federal court.
- Provide assistance with trial preparation by performing duties such as independently compiling trial notebooks and witness and exhibit lists.
- Prepare and track grand jury subpoenas and returns. Aid in processing and organizing legal data and other supportive material.
- Compose original letters that require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology.
- Perform docketing duties such as opening, updating and closing cases through use of the automated case tracking system.
- Review bills and invoices and submits to budget office for payment.
- Maintain calendar of assigned active cases and inform the attorneys of pending dates and deadlines.
- Receive visitors, answer telephone and refer callers to staff members or take messages as appropriate.
Requirements
- At least one year of specialized litigation experience required, however over three years is preferred.
- Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels for completeness of information; retrieving and assembling information for hearing and/or trial use, researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; maintaining file systems; and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence and related materials.
- Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Should have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
- Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
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