Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant (Defense Only)- 3702689

AMS Staffing Inc.; New Orleans (LA); In loco; USD 70.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

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AMS Staffing Inc. is seeking a Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant (Defense Only) in New Orleans, LA. The role requires defense litigation experience and provides comprehensive support to the attorneys and paralegals.

The salary ranges from $70,000 to $75,000 annually, with bonus and extensive benefits. The position emphasizes file management, calendar control, trial preparation, and professional communication with clients and court staff.

Competenze

• Minimum 3+ years legal secretarial experience (defense litigation preferred).
• Proficient with legal formats and court filings.
• Excellent typing and proofreading skills (70+ wpm).

Mansioni

• Provide comprehensive legal and administrative support to attorneys and paralegals.
• Prepare, edit, format, proofread, and finalize pleadings, motions, discovery, correspondence, and other legal documents.
• File documents in State and Federal courts (electronic and traditional).
• Assist with trial preparation, including exhibit binders, witness files, and related materials.
• Maintain and organize case files according to firm protocols, including saving documents and emails in the document management system.
• Manage attorney calendars, including recording and tracking case deadlines, hearings, depositions, mediations, meetings, and conference room reservations.
• Arrange attorney travel and prepare itineraries.
• Process attorney expense reports and check requests.
• Receive, route, and process incoming and outgoing mail, invoices, deliveries, and fax/scan requests for assigned attorneys.
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, court personnel, vendors, and firm staff.
• Enter and revise attorney time entries in accordance with firm guidelines.
• Assist with workload balancing across the office, including providing interim coverage for other legal assistants during absences.

Conoscenze

Litigation experience

Typing 70+ wpm

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Filesite/iManage

Adobe Acrobat

Strumenti

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Filesite/iManage

Adobe Acrobat

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Please connect with me on LinkedIn as well @Bryan Kapper

Job Title: Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant (Defense Only)

Salary/Payrate: $70K-$75K annually, bonus and AWESOME benefits!!!

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

JOB DESCRIPTION

THERE ARE 2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE

• DEFENSE MED MAL FOCUSED
• ASBESTOS/TOXI TORT FOCUSED

Defense Litigation experience is a must have for this position

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive legal and administrative support to attorneys and paralegals.
• Prepare, edit, format, proofread, and finalize pleadings, motions, discovery, correspondence, and other legal documents.
• File documents in State and Federal courts (electronic and traditional).
• Assist with trial preparation, including exhibit binders, witness files, and related materials.
• Maintain and organize case files according to firm protocols, including saving documents and emails in the document management system.
• Manage attorney calendars, including recording and tracking case deadlines, hearings, depositions, mediations, meetings, and conference room reservations.
• Arrange attorney travel and prepare itineraries.
• Process attorney expense reports and check requests.
• Receive, route, and process incoming and outgoing mail, invoices, deliveries, and fax/scan requests for assigned attorneys.
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, court personnel, vendors, and firm staff.
• Enter and revise attorney time entries in accordance with firm guidelines.
• Assist with workload balancing across the office, including providing interim coverage for other legal assistants during absences.

Skills:

• Seasoned professional with a minimum of 3+ years legal secretarial experience, preferably in defense litigation
• Typing speed of 70+ wpm and excellent accuracy, grammar, spelling, and proofreading skills
• Thorough knowledge of legal formats
• Substantial experience with electronic and non-electronic filings in State & Federal Courts
• Ability to work well with others, and communicate effectively with attorneys & staff
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail a must
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (particularly Word and Outlook)
• Knowledge and/or familiarity with a document management system (Filesite/iManage)
• Knowledge and/or familiarity with Adobe Acrobat for handling PDF files