POSITION: Legal Assistant (Litigation)
COMPENSATION: Competitive salary to $75K (commensurate with experience), plus paid overtime, bonus, medical / dental / vision benefits, PTO, 401K, etc.
LOCATION: Clayton, Missouri (Remote – Hybrid)
THE ORGANIZATION: Prestigious Law Firm
SUMMARY: Top-ranked international law firm is seeking a Legal Assistant to provide support to the litigation practice assistant team to meet the Firm and client’s needs
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with needs related to trial preparation and larger sized cases
- Provide high quality secretarial assistance to Partners and team of Litigation Associates
- Communicate regularly with service departments, attorneys and clients at offices across the world
- Act as gatekeeper and liaison, tracking all requests, calls, emails and outstanding matters
- Perform calendar management for all assigned attorneys; schedule meetings, conference calls, appointments, depositions, due dates, court appearances, etc.; e-file litigation documents in a timely fashion
- Create, edit and proofread correspondence and legal documents for content, grammar, spelling and formatting
- Perform electronic filing of court documents (County, State, Federal, etc)
- Assist with word processing of documents including but not limited to developing table of contents/table of authorities and applying firm styles/formatting
- Manage billing and timekeeping; track and input attorney time and data, review invoices and statements and collaborate with billing/accounting department regarding processing and payments
- Review proformas for billings received from Accounting Department; assisting with clerical procedures in connection with the billings
- Track and maintain litigation/case deadlines; maintain and update accurate client and counsel contact information; oversee document filing system, maintain case calendar in Firm’s docketing system
- Communicate effectively with word processing and proofreading personnel to ensure litigation documents are filed in a timely manner
- Handle sensitive and confidential matters appropriately
- Organize travel and track expenses for reimbursement
REQUIREMENTS:
- High school diploma required
- College degree preferred
- 2+ years in a legal secretarial/assistant experience
