Legal Assistant - Litigation (Columbus)

MMM LEGAL GROUP; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Columbus is seeking a Legal Assistant to support our Litigation practice group. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience assisting a team of attorneys across various practice areas, with a focus on efficiency and client confidentiality.

The role requires strong proofreading, writing, organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with iManage is a plus.

Qualifications

• Two+ years of related legal assistant experience.
• Excellent proofreading and writing skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task in a high-volume litigation environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with iManage preferred.
• Ability to maintain client confidentiality.
• Professionalism and dependable teamwork.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responds to requests with urgency; prioritizes work, monitors deadlines, and communicates with the team.
• Prepares documents and correspondence for high-volume practice groups.
• Transcribes dictation for senior attorneys.
• Enters and reviews time entries for multiple attorneys.
• Maintains and retires files per internal policies.
• Dockets time-sensitive dates per attorney requests.
• Assists with trial prep including exhibit binders and depositions.
• Manages client contacts, emails, and prints; processes mail.
• Processes invoices for client disbursements and firm expenses.
• Files documents with courts and maintains pleadings indices.
• Assists with travel arrangements and expense reporting.
• Performs other administrative/clerical duties as assigned.

Skills

Proofreading & writing

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Flexibility & dependability

Client confidentiality

Microsoft Office

iManage

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

iManage

Microsoft Office

Job description

Taft is seeking a Legal Assistant to support our Litigation practice group in Taft's Columbus office.

We are seeking a legal assistant with 2+ years' experience to support a team of 3-4 attorneys in varied practice groups ranging from white collar criminal defense, litigation, and healthcare. All Taft employees operate under a "Client First" philosophy - in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responds to requests with a sense of urgency; prioritizes work, monitors deadlines, and communicates the same to the assigned team.
• Composes or prepares documents and in/out correspondence for extremely high-volume practice(s).
• Transcribes dictation for heavy end user attorneys.
• Enters and reviews time charges for multiple attorneys.
• Creates, maintains, and retires files in accordance with internal policies.
• Dockets time sensitive dates per attorney's specific requests.
• Assist with trial preparation including but not limited to formation of exhibit binders and coordinating depositions.
• Assist in managing client contacts, emails, and print documents as well as processing mail.
• Processes invoices for client disbursements and firm expenses for payment.
• File documents with courts as needed; maintain pleading file index
• Assist with work-related travel arrangements and submits receipts for same.
• Performs other administrative/clerical duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent proofreading and writing skills.
• Must demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, credibility, and personal effectiveness.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities in a high-volume setting.
• Thoroughness and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate well with colleagues and work effectively as a team.
• Must be flexible and dependable.
• Ability to maintain client confidentiality.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least two years of related experience in a law firm preferred (litigation experience preferred).
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys/supervisors preferred.
• Proficiency in iManage preferred.
• Experience working in Microsoft Office required.

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.