Legal Practice Assistant: Litigation & Transactional

Womble Bond Dickinson; New York (NY); On-site; USD 71,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP seeks a Legal Practice Assistant for its New York City office. The role requires independent work, confidentiality, professionalism, and the ability to support multiple timekeepers daily.

Key duties include scheduling, travel coordination, drafting and proofreading contracts, maintaining schedules, and providing clerical support with strong MS Office skills. Experience with document management systems is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent; bachelor's or associate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5+ years' experience as a transactional and litigation legal assistant, appellate experience preferred.
• State and Federal electronic court filing experience required.
• Experience with electronic filing and organization using a document management system.
• Proficiency in MS Office; advanced MS Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and organize meetings, events, and conference calls, liaising between internal departments.
• Reserve conference rooms, arrange catering, and coordinate IT support as requested.
• Arrange travel itineraries and related correspondence.
• Draft and proofread contracts and pleadings with professional and technical writing accuracy.
• Maintain calendars for attorneys and provide daily administrative support.
• Enter attorney time as required and provide backup for team members.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication & proofreading

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's or Associate degree preferred

Tools

iManage

NetDocs

MS Excel

Job description

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP seeks a Legal Practice Assistant for its New York City office. The role requires independent work, confidentiality, professionalism, and the ability to support multiple timekeepers daily.

Key duties include scheduling, travel coordination, drafting and proofreading contracts, maintaining schedules, and providing clerical support with strong MS Office skills. Experience with document management systems is preferred.