Legal Assistant

Reitman Personnel; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Reitman Personnel in New Haven seeks an experienced Legal Assistant to support attorneys on litigation matters from its New Haven office. You will provide essential administrative support to ensure timely delivery of quality client services and smooth case progression.

Responsibilities include precise word processing, calendar management, scheduling, and draft/edit of legal documents. You will file in Connecticut state and federal courts (including appellate filings), communicate professionally

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ legal administrative assistant experience in a law firm.
• Working knowledge of LMS+ timekeeping software.
• Experience filing in Connecticut state and federal courts, including appellate filings.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to attorneys on litigation matters.
• Manage calendars, scheduling, and multiple deadlines.
• Draft and edit documents with strong word processing skills.
• Communicate professionally with clients and staff.
• Maintain meticulous attention to detail.

Skills

Word processing

Calendar management

Verbal and written communication

Teamwork & customer service

Attention to detail

LMS+ timekeeping software experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

NetDocuments

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join the Firm, to be based in its New Haven office. This position supports the delivery of quality client services by providing administrative support to attorneys working on litigation matters. I really like this firm, I like the people that work there, their leadership and their location is "A"+. Let me make your legal career better.

Key Responsibilities

• Excellent word processing and editing skills
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage multiple assignments, calendars, scheduling, and competing deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team-oriented and customer-service minded
• Mastery of all Microsoft Office applications
• Experience filing in Connecticut’s State and Federal Courts, including Appellate filing experience
• Ability to support multiple attorneys as primary assignments and also provide back-up administrative assistance to others as assigned
• Ability to communicate professionally with Firm clients and work collaboratively with colleagues and other staff
• Strong attention to detail

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ legal administrative assistant experience in a law firm
• Working knowledge of LMS+ timekeeping software
• Experience with NetDocuments or other document management system