Legal Assistant - Litigation

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Legal Assistant - Litigation
The candidate will edit and prepare correspondence and legal documents, maintaining electronic files, arranging depositions, correspondence, heavy calendaring. Will work with multiple paralegals and attorneys in a multi-disciplinary team environment. Prepare and format memoranda, correspondence, and other legal credentials. Independently draft standard routine pleadings, correspondence, and other documents. Read and electronically profile e-mails. File pleadings via legal messenger or electronically with courts. Maintain superior public relations with business associates and clients. Schedule appointments, meetings, depositions, and other meetings for an attorney. Assist in scheduling of seminars, industry dinners or luncheons, and other functions as requested. Work closely with other staff members in a team-familiarized manner. Work closely with paralegals for maintaining structured and comprehensive file indexes and case files. Proofread legal documents as required. Provide support to the Legal Team in a high volume, time sensitive atmosphere. Provide service updates; client status updates; follow-up on outstanding documents and or services; coordinate with title contacts to complete outstanding tasks such as recordings; missing documents. Draft and generate pleadings such as Complaints; Motions; Notice of Hearings; Affidavits; Defaults; Notice of Actions; Notice of Publications. Manage and organize production of documents; identify privileged documents. Will perform other duties and responsibilities as needed. Bachelor’s degree or legal experience is preferred. Paralegal Certificate is a plus.

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