Healthcare Litigation Legal Assistant

Protouch Staffing; Roseland (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Additional voluntary benefits

Potential discretionary bonuses

Potential merit-based salary increases

Job summary

Protouch Staffing is seeking a detail-oriented Healthcare Litigation Legal Assistant to support attorneys handling healthcare litigation, regulatory matters, and related disputes. The ideal candidate will have strong litigation support experience, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include preparing and finalizing pleadings, managing calendars, coordinating with clients and experts, e-filing in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a legal assistant supporting litigation attorneys in a law firm environment.
• Healthcare litigation or healthcare law experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with state and federal court e-filing.
• Familiarity with New Jersey and/or New York court systems preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with legal technology and document-management systems preferred.
• Strong understanding of litigation procedures, court rules, filing requirements, and deadline management.
• Exceptional organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong proofreading, editing, and document-production abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily administrative and litigation support to multiple attorneys.
• Prepare, revise, proofread, and finalize legal documents, including pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, correspondence, agreements, and healthcare-related documents.
• Manage attorney calendars, including court appearances, depositions, mediations, hearings, client meetings, conferences, and filing deadlines.
• Coordinate scheduling with attorneys, clients, expert witnesses, healthcare providers, and other third parties.
• Electronically file documents in state and federal courts.
• Assist with discovery management, document production, exhibit preparation, trial preparation, and evidence organization.
• Open new matters, conduct conflict searches, and maintain organized physical and electronic case files.
• Monitor court dates, pleading deadlines, discovery obligations, filing requirements, and other litigation milestones.
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, healthcare providers, experts, and outside vendors.
• Maintain client records, correspondence, document databases, and electronic files.
• Assist with attorney time entry, billing coordination, expense processing, collections follow-up, and matter management.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, meetings, Zoom conferences, and other administrative needs.
• Support multiple attorneys while effectively managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Maintain confidentiality and compliance with applicable healthcare privacy requirements and firm policies.
• Work overtime when necessary to meet litigation deadlines and business needs.

Skills

Litigation support

Healthcare litigation

Time management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma required

Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Summary

A law firm is seeking a detail-oriented, highly organized, and proactive Healthcare Litigation Legal Assistant to support attorneys handling healthcare litigation, regulatory matters, and related disputes. The ideal candidate will have strong litigation support experience, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple matters and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Healthcare litigation or healthcare law experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily administrative and litigation support to multiple attorneys.
• Prepare, revise, proofread, and finalize legal documents, including pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, correspondence, agreements, and healthcare-related documents.
• Manage attorney calendars, including court appearances, depositions, mediations, hearings, client meetings, conferences, and filing deadlines.
• Coordinate scheduling with attorneys, clients, expert witnesses, healthcare providers, and other third parties.
• Electronically file documents in state and federal courts.
• Assist with discovery management, document production, exhibit preparation, trial preparation, and evidence organization.
• Open new matters, conduct conflict searches, and maintain organized physical and electronic case files.
• Monitor court dates, pleading deadlines, discovery obligations, filing requirements, and other litigation milestones.
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, healthcare providers, experts, and outside vendors.
• Maintain client records, correspondence, document databases, and electronic files.
• Assist with attorney time entry, billing coordination, expense processing, collections follow-up, and matter management.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, meetings, Zoom conferences, and other administrative needs.
• Support multiple attorneys while effectively managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Maintain confidentiality and compliance with applicable healthcare privacy requirements and firm policies.
• Work overtime when necessary to meet litigation deadlines and business needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a legal assistant supporting litigation attorneys in a law firm environment.
• Healthcare litigation or healthcare law experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with state and federal court e-filing.
• Familiarity with New Jersey and/or New York court systems preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with legal technology and document-management systems preferred.
• Strong understanding of litigation procedures, court rules, filing requirements, and deadline management.
• Exceptional organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong proofreading, editing, and document-production abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment.

Education

A high school diploma is required. A bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent professional experience is preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits May Include

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Potential merit-based salary increases