Legal Assistant

MARKS, O'NEILL, O'BRIEN, DOHERTY & KELLY P.C; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MARKS, O'NEILL, O'BRIEN, DOHERTY & KELLY P.C. in New York seeks a Legal Assistant with prior litigation experience to join our office. This full-time role requires strong e-filing knowledge and familiarity with court rules in state and federal courts.

You will support attorneys by managing calendars, drafting and proofreading pleadings, and coordinating with courts and clerks while maintaining professional communication with adversaries and adjusters. Proficiency in MS Office is essential.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of insurance defense litigation experience required.
• Detail oriented, well organized, and a team player who can work independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; formatting to court restrictions.
• Must have E-filing experience in all Courts.
• Familiar with state and federal court rules and legal terminology.
• Professional written and verbal skills for interacting with adversaries and adjusters.

Responsibilities

• Handle electronic Court filings; Supreme, Civil and Federal Courts knowledge and filing a plus
• Communicate with Courts/Clerks
• Maintains attorney calendars for Team Meetings
• Familiar with State and Federal Court rules, procedures and legal terminology
• Follow-up on delegated assignments until completed
• Proofread, format, edit and finalize pleadings including discovery requests and certificates of service
• Prepares TOC and TOA for Briefs

Skills

Litigation experience

Detail oriented

Team player

MS Office

E-filing

Education

3-5 years insurance defense litigation experience

Tools

Electronic practice management systems

Job description

One of the Northeast's premier insurance defense law firms, is seeking a Legal Assistant to work full-time in our New York office. Candidates must have prior law firm experience in the litigation practice area. We offer competitive salary and benefits and an employer-matched 401k program.

• Handle electronic Court filings; Supreme, Civil and Federal Courts, CT Courts knowledge and filing a plus
• Communicate with Courts/Clerks
• Maintains attorney calendars for Team Meetings
• Familiar with State and Federal Court rules, procedures and legal terminology
• Follow-up on delegated assignments until completed
• Proofread, format, edit and finalize pleadings which include and are not limited to discovery requests, stipulations, answers, Certificates of Service for attorney finalization.
• Prepares TOC and TOA for Briefs

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of insurance defense litigation experience is required
• Applicant must be detail-oriented, well organized, and a team player who is able to work independently on assigned assignments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite - styles, automatic paragraph numbering, Excel, PDF docs, to properly prepare documents according to various court restrictions
• Must have E-filing experience in all Courts
• Electronic practice management systems
• Professional written and verbal skills for interacting with adversaries and adjusters
• Basic understanding of legal terminology skills to edit and proofread documents
• Computer skills to use information retrieval, document management, appointments, litigation support and spreadsheet database software
• Typing skills to produce error-free legal documents quickly