Hybrid Legal Assistant - Litigation Support & Coordination

Maron Marvel; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Maron Marvel in Chicago is seeking a skilled Legal Assistant to support a busy litigation team. You will help prepare pleadings, manage filings, and coordinate discovery and scheduling.

The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with multiple attorneys across cases. This hybrid position offers collaboration across offices and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of legal secretarial or executive assistant experience.
• Strong knowledge of court rules and litigation procedures.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• Ability to organize workload and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing a variety of litigation documents, such as pleadings, motions, briefs, and other related documents.
• Assist in filing legal documents with state and federal courts, including service of all documents upon parties and the Court, where required.
• Assist in the preparation and service of discovery and document productions.
• Track deposition calendar and maintain index of deposition summary memoranda.
• Assist in scheduling and coordination of depositions, mediations, and other legal proceedings with court reporters, witnesses, outside counsel, opposing counsel and other parties, and maintain docket of litigation cases.
• Experience handling multiple attorneys with full caseloads.
• Assist with client engagement and retention, including preparation of engagement letter, conflict check, conflict waivers, and submitting information to open matters.
• Provide overflow assistance as requested from different offices.
• May be required to assist in trial preparation, including creating trial binders and exhibits.

Skills

Legal secretarial

Time management

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma

Business school certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Maron Marvel in Chicago is seeking a skilled Legal Assistant to support a busy litigation team. You will help prepare pleadings, manage filings, and coordinate discovery and scheduling.

The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with multiple attorneys across cases. This hybrid position offers collaboration across offices and opportunities for growth.