Practice Assistant/legal Secretary - Litigation

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Practice Assistant/legal Secretary - Litigation

The candidate will support attorneys in both Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation practices. Also assisting attorneys with legal and administrative tasks such as time entry/billing, calendaring, travel arrangements, opening and closing of files, meeting/conference scheduling, document management, e-filing in both state and federal courts, and other special projects.Responsibilities include : Preparing legal documents and correspondence from draft. Manage documents: upload documents to the document management system(DMS); scan, save to DMS and distribute matter-related hard copy correspondence. Organize and maintain matter files, retrieve matter files, and prepare files for closing in accordance with Records Department procedures. Prepare and submit expenses and invoices for payment and submit check requests as needed. Enter attorneys’ time into time management system accurately and as needed; verify client/matter numbers and practice codes. Manage attorneys’ calendars, coordinates meetings, schedules conference rooms, and makes travel arrangements as required. Must have high school diploma or GED (Bachelor’s degree preferred) and 3 to 5 years of litigation assistant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have excellent planning and organizational skills. Should have experience working in both litigation and corporate practice groups and be proficient in Microsoft Office 2016. Experience in e-filing in both state and federal courts is a must. Should be proficient in Microsoft Office 2016 and Elite/Intapp (or other comparable time and billing software).

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McGuireWoods
2001 K Street N.W. Suite 400
Washington
District of Columbia
United States 20006-1040
Fax : 202-857-1737
Website : https://www.mcguirewoods.com