Legal Assistant

Segal McCambridge; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Vision insurance

Job summary

Segal McCambridge, a national litigation firm, is actively hiring a Legal Assistant to join our Detroit (Southfield) office to support an active litigation team. The ideal candidate will provide high-level administrative support to attorneys focusing on civil litigation matters.

The role requires experience with state and federal court procedures, strong organizational skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a legal assistant in a civil litigation setting.
• Experience with MI State and Federal court procedures and rules.
• Strong understanding of civil litigation procedures, court rules, and legal terminology.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently under pressure.
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in drafting, editing and proofreading legal documents.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and related software; familiarity with court filing systems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate and follow instructions effectively.
• Independent judgment to plan, prioritize and organize a diversified workload.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, edit and finalize a wide variety of legal documents including pleadings, motions and briefs.
• Filing and serving legal documents in MI Federal and state courts.
• Coordinate communications with courts, opposing counsel, clients and vendors.
• Process vendor invoices and prepare check requests.
• Maintain attorney calendars and schedule court appearances, depositions and meetings.
• Open new files, index and file original and electronic documents.
• Assist attorneys in trial preparation, including organizing exhibits and witness coordination.
• Arrange travel and coordinate meetings and depositions.
• Enter billable time entries accurately in the timekeeping system.
• Support attorneys and team in a fast-paced environment; perform general administrative duties as assigned.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Independent judgment

Team communication

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Windows applications

Electronic court filing

Internet search engines

Job description

Segal McCambridge, a national litigation firm, is actively hiring a Legal Assistant to join our Detroit (Southfield) office to support an active litigation team. The ideal candidate will provide high-level administrative support to attorneys focusing on civil litigation matters. This position offers exponential opportunity for someone looking to perform challenging work in a collaborative, team environment within a well-established, but growing organization.

We seek candidates with experience:

• Creating, editing, formatting and finalizing a wide variety of documents including correspondence, memoranda, discovery, pleadings, all types of motions and briefs and other legal documents;
• Filing and serving legal documents in all MI Federal Courts and local courts throughout the state;
• Communicating with courts, opposing counsel, clients and vendors;
• Processing vendor invoices and prepare check requests;
• Maintaining attorney calendars, scheduling court appearances, depositions, meetings and deadlines;
• Opening new files and ensuring proper indexing and filing of original legal documents and electronic files;
• Assisting attorneys in preparing for trials, including organizing exhibits, coordinating witness schedules and drafting trial-related documents;
• Making travel arrangements and appointments for attorney(s) and coordinating meetings, depositions, etc.;
• Entering billable time entries into the firm's timekeeping system accurately and in a timely manner;
• Working collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment, assisting attorneys and supporting colleagues as needed;
• Performing general administrative duties such as filing, photocopying, scanning, managing office supplies, answering phones, and all other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Desired skills and knowledge:

• High School Diploma;
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a legal assistant in a civil litigation setting;
• Experience with MI State and Federal court procedures and rules;
• Strong understanding of civil litigation procedures, court rules, and legal terminology;
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently under pressure;
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in drafting, editing and proofreading legal documents;
• Proficiency with Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Windows Applications, Internet search engines and electronic court filing and service applications;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality;
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions effectively;
• Independent judgment required to plan, prioritize and organize diversified workload.
• 401(k) with match
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

About the firm:

Segal McCambridge has built a reputation as a national law firm of accomplished trial attorneys for almost four decades. Founded in 1986, the firm has grown from a four-lawyer shop in Chicago to a national firm with additional offices in Austin, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Roseland, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa and Wheeling. The firm routinely counsels and defends clients, including Fortune 500 companies, corporations, and individuals in complex litigation matters including, but not limited to: asbestos, class action, construction, employment, environmental, food and beverage, insurance coverage and bad faith, life sciences, product liability, professional liability, technology and cyber risk, transportation, and warranty.