Litigation Legal Assistant

McGuireWoods LLP; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant in Baltimore, MD. The role involves coordinating workflows for attorneys, managing calendars, and handling administrative tasks. The ideal candidate will have several years of experience in litigation support and strong communication skills, along with a technological aptitude to thrive in a dynamic legal environment.

Benefits

Hybrid remote option

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of litigation assistant experience required.
• Preferred experience in e-filing and billing software.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workflow and serve as primary contact for attorneys.
• Manage calendars, emails, and phone calls for attorneys.
• Filing case documents and preparing files for closing.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Technology aptitude

Tools

Elite billing software

ChromeRiver

Job description

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Overview

McGuireWoods LLP has an opening for a Practice Assistant in our Baltimore, MD office. The Practice Assistant will support attorneys with administrative tasks which include opening new matters, billing, managing time entry, travel coordination and calendar management. The ideal candidate will have three to five years of litigation support experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and will be comfortable working with technology.

Overview

McGuireWoods LLP has an opening for a Practice Assistant in our Baltimore, MD office. The Practice Assistant will support attorneys with administrative tasks which include opening new matters, billing, managing time entry, travel coordination and calendar management. The ideal candidate will have three to five years of litigation support experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and will be comfortable working with technology.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834. Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers most employees a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day workflow of attorneys' matters and serve as the primary point of contact for attorneys.
• Manage attorney calendars, e-mail traffic, phone calls and mail.
• Filing of case documents, retrieving of case files, and preparing of files for closing in accordance with Records Department procedures.
• Maintain electronic and hard copy closing binders and amendment binders.
• Arranging team conference calls as directed, make travel arrangements as needed.
• Handling payment of matter related invoices and Attorney expense reports via ChromeRiver.
• Performing other administrative tasks and special projects as requested (IE: entering Attorney’s time, maintain/organizing paper files, etc.).
  
  

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of three to five or more years of litigation assistant experience.
• Preferred experience in e-filing, time entry and billing software (Elite), and expense reimbursement software (ChromeRiver).
• Strong aptitude for technology and learning new systems.
• Excellent communication and proofreading skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Law Practice and Legal Services

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