Legal Assistant - Litigation

Oklahoma Watch Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in Oklahoma is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant in the Litigation Unit. The role involves providing comprehensive legal assistance to attorneys, managing court documents, preparing pleadings, and ensuring effective communication. Candidates must be detail-oriented, possess strong organizational skills, and have proficiency in legal filing procedures along with Microsoft Office tools. Heavy litigation experience is favored. This is an equal opportunity position.

Qualifications

• Must be detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills.
• Knowledge of ECF and traditional filing procedures is essential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook is required.
• Heavy litigation experience and ability to manage multiple attorneys' caseloads.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal assistance to multiple attorneys with pleadings.
• Manage court filings, briefs, and correspondence.
• Assist with trial preparation and litigation processes.
• Summarize depositions and assist with trial preparation.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Exceptional organizational skills

Excellent spelling and grammar skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Word

Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook

Heavy litigation experience

Knowledge of ECF filing procedures

Understanding of 10th Circuit filing procedures

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Legal Assistant - Litigation page is loaded## Legal Assistant - Litigationlocations: Oklahoma Countytime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR58103**Job Posting Title**Legal Assistant - Litigation**Agency**049 ATTORNEY GENERAL**Supervisory Organization**Office of Attorney General**Job Posting End Date**Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.**Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)****Full/Part-Time**Full time**Job Type**Regular**Compensation****Job Description****Title**: Legal Assistant**Salary Range**: Commensurate with experience and qualifications.**FLSA Status:** Non-exempt**Location**: Oklahoma City, OKThe Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is currently seeking a full-time Legal Assistant for our Litigation Unit.**Position Summary:**The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, providing legal assistance to multiple attorneys with the preparation and management of pleadings, briefs, exhibits, correspondence, discovery, and other court filings. **Qualifications:*** Knowledge of both ECF and traditional state and federal filing procedures and rules is required; 10th Circuit filing procedures and rules are a plus.* Applicant must be detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills; excellent spelling and grammar skills; proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook.* Must have the ability to prepare a variety of complex pleadings, motions, briefs, and correspondence, including Tables of Contents and Authorities and Indexing, as well as the ability to prioritize workflow and address new priorities as they arise.* Heavy litigation experience is preferred, including but not limited to motion practice; trial preparation; summarizing depositions; organizing, reviewing, and redacting discovery; and managing each attorney’s caseload.All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a background investigation.The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is an equal employment employer and does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, sex/gender, color, age, national origin, genetic information, religion, or disability, so long as the disability does not render the person unable to perform the essential functions of the position for which employed with a reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodations are needed to apply for this position, please contact OAG Human Resources at [phone] or [e-mail]. All employees of the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General are “at will” employees.**Equal Opportunity Employment**The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday .If you are needing any extra assistance or have any questions relating to a job you have applied for, please click the link below and find the agency for which you applied for additional information: