Legal Assistant

Marks, O’Neill, O’Brien, Doherty, & Kelly P.C.; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

401k match

Job summary

Marks, O’Neill, O’Brien, Doherty & Kelly P.C. is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant for its Wilmington, Delaware office.

Ideal candidates bring 1–3 years of law firm litigation experience and a strong ability to transcribe, draft, and file court documents. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and an employer‑matched 401k plan.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of prior law firm litigation experience is required.
• Applicant must be deadline and detail oriented, and well organized.
• Must be a team player who is able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Produce information by transcribing, formatting, and editing documents.
• Case preparation from inception to settlement or trial.
• Draft and e-file various pleadings and motions with DE courts.
• Prepare Discovery Requests and Responses, and standard letters for attorney finalization.
• Maintain attorney calendars.
• Track payments to vendors.
• Prepare TOC and TOA for Briefs.
• Organize and maintain file documents.
• Schedule depositions and IMEs with corresponding documents.

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Excel

PDF tools

Job description

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

Responsibilities:

• Producing information by transcribing formatting and editing documents
• Case preparation from inception to settlement or trial
• Draft and e-file various pleadings and motions with DE courts
• Prepare Discovery Requests and Responses, and standard letters for attorney finalization
• Maintain attorney calendars
• Track payments to vendors
• Prepare TOC and TOA for Briefs
• Organize and maintain file documents
• Schedule depositions and IMEs with corresponding documents

Qualifications:

• 1 - 3 years of prior law firm litigation experience is required;
• Applicant must be deadline and detail oriented, and well organized;
• Must be a team player who is able to work independently
• Must possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, along with styles, automatic paragraph numbering, Excel, and PDF
• Excellent communication skills a must.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Marks, O’Neill, O’Brien, Doherty & Kelly P.C. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other protected characteristic. In addition to federal law requirements, our firm complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where we have offices.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Commensurate with experience

Work Location: Office located in Wilmington DE, with hybrid component.