Legal Assistant – Litigation (5-7+ years’ experience)

Brach Eichler LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability

Flexible spending accounts

Dependent care accounts

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) Plan

Time-off benefits

Job summary

Brach Eichler LLC in Roseland, NJ is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant with 5+ years of litigation experience to support the litigation department. Candidates should have strong communication skills and a proven ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities include preparing legal documents, transcribing dictation, and organizing files, with NJ e-filing experience required and NY experience preferred. Competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of litigation experience.
• Strong work ethic and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
• Experience with NJ e-filing required; NY filing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the litigation department.
• Prepare legal correspondence and documents.
• Transcribe digital dictation and organize files.
• Coordinate work assignments and maintain records.

Skills

Litigation experience

Strong work ethic

Excellent communication

Deadline-driven

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

PDF tools

E-filing (NJ)

Job description

Legal Assistant - Litigation (5-7+ years' experience)

Office Location: Roseland, NJ (On-site)

Position Type: Full-Time

One of New Jersey's Top Ranked Law Firms seeks a full-time Legal Assistant to provide support to the litigation department. Candidate will be carrying out various administrative duties. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience that includes litigation.

Candidate must possess a strong work ethic, excellent oral and written communication skills, exceptional problem-solving skills, ability to work in a fast paced deadline driven environment, and ability to interact effectively with attorneys and clients.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Strong knowledge of and ability to apply office software applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and PDF.
• Ability to coordinate work assignments, prepare legal correspondence and documents, transcribe digital dictation, organize and maintain files and records.
• Experience with e-filing in New Jersey required and New York preferred.

Benefits provided include:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability
• flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) Plan
• time-off benefits

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000. Exact compensation will be determined based on individual candidate qualifications.

Brach Eichler LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. Minorities and/or women are encouraged to apply.