Legal Assistant - General Litigation

The Legal Assistant role supports the day-to-day activities of lawyers within the Litigation practice group.  This role is responsible for document preparation and general practice administration.  Responsible for filing of documentation, data entry and data management, correspondence and calendar management and emails.

• Provides support in the efficient and effective management of the practice including correspondence, diarizing events, scheduling, greeting clients, file management, etc.
• Prepares correspondence and legal documents for review
• Monitors proceedings for updates, schedules and decisions and documents
• Provides assistance to lawyer(s) with trial and hearing preparation and support
• Monitors deadlines, sends reminders and assists in preparing and filing responses within deadlines
• Performs various administrative functions including conflict checks, opening and closing files, and preparation of account related documents (i.e. docketing, billing summaries, etc.)
• Interacts professionally with clients, opposing counsel, experts and other relevant stakeholders via telephone and written communications
• Keeps informed of any changes in specialty area and is quickly able to adapt procedures to meet requirements 
• Performs other duties as may be assigned and or required from time to time