Hybrid Litigation Legal Assistant: Docketing & eFiling Pro

Synergy Staffing; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-Paid medical and dental

Dependent healthcare subsidy

Wellness reimbursement

Cell phone/data reimbursement

401(k) with Safe Harbor match

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Synergy Staffing is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to anchor attorney practices across multiple offices in the Washington, DC area. This on-site role begins with 6 months of training, then moves to hybrid work with 2 days remote and 3 days on-site per week.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of civil litigation support, hands-on docketing, e-filing, and strong MS Office and Westlaw skills. A Bachelor's degree is preferred and familiarity with case management tools is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of civil litigation support in a law firm or legal dept.
• Experience managing attorney dockets and court rules with e-filing.
• Drafting initial pleadings, discovery requests, and routine motions.

Responsibilities

• Master docketing and calendaring for attorney calendars.
• Prepare and submit court pleadings and trial documents via CM/ECF and state portals.
• Draft initial passes of pleadings, discovery requests, and subpoenas.

Skills

Litigation support

Court e-filing

Westlaw

MS Office

Docketing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Litify

Docrio

Chrome River

Filevine

iManage

Job description

Synergy Staffing is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to anchor attorney practices across multiple offices in the Washington, DC area. This on-site role begins with 6 months of training, then moves to hybrid work with 2 days remote and 3 days on-site per week.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of civil litigation support, hands-on docketing, e-filing, and strong MS Office and Westlaw skills. A Bachelor's degree is preferred and familiarity with case management tools is a plus.