Litigation Assistant

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Litigation Assistant to join our legal team. In this vital role, you will provide comprehensive support to attorneys engaged in a wide array of litigation matters, ensuring smooth case progression from inception through resolution. Your proactive approach and organizational skills will help streamline legal processes, manage case files, and facilitate effective communication across teams. This paid position offers an exciting opportunity to develop your legal expertise while contributing to impactful legal work in a collaborative environment.

Job Description:

• Word (including creating table of contents/table of authorities/bookmarking documents
• • Excel
• • Attorney timekeeping program (Juris)
• • Bates-stamping for document productions
• • Dictation/transcription both from Phillips SpeechExec and Philips mini cassettes
• • Preparing Supreme Court and Surrogate Court papers, motions, briefs, affidavits, affirmations, litigation backs, etc., prepare and gather exhibits and prepare exhibit lists (work independently in gathering exhibits and documents)
• • Efile in all New York courts, including Supreme Courts; Surrogate’s Courts; Federal Courts (PACER); Court of Appeals; and New Jersey courts
• • Monitor attorneys’ eTracks
• • Must possess strong organizational skills and must be able to work independently
• • Answering phones and coordinating calls and meetings with clients using conference calling or Zoom
• • Calendaring deadlines in attorneys’ Outlook calendars
• • Maintaining (additions/revisions) to attorneys’ contacts in Outlook
• • Coordinating with vendors when scheduling depositions, appellate printing requirements, and process servers for service of papers

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person