Litigation Legal Assistant

Beacon Hill; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

100% paid parking

Health insurance

Job summary

Beacon Hill in Miami, FL seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant to support a 3–4 attorney litigation and bankruptcy team. The role includes opening matters, drafting engagement letters, tracking deadlines, and assisting with filings in state and federal courts.

The candidate should have at least five years of experience and be proactive in workload and deadline management. The position offers a hybrid schedule (three days in the office one week and two days the next, after training) and a 37.5-hour

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience as a litigation legal assistant.
• Ability to anticipate deadlines and manage workload proactively.

Responsibilities

• Open new matters and draft engagement letters.
• Follow up on conflict checks performed by paralegals.
• Profile documents in NetDocs.
• Identify deadlines and schedule related tasks.
• File in state and federal courts.
• Prepare paper or electronic binders.
• Draft motions or other documents as requested.

Skills

Litigation support

Document management

Deadline management

Tools

NetDocs

Job description

Litigation Legal Assistant (1458305) Miami, Florida

A law firm in Downtown Miami seeks a Litigation Legal Assistnt to joint their team.

The position provides support for 3–4 attorneys with an active litigation and bankruptcy practice. Legal assistants collaborate with paralegals to support attorneys and are responsible for opening new matters, drafting engagement letters, following up on conflict checks (performed by paralegals), profiling documents in NetDocs, identifying deadlines and scheduling related tasks, filing in state and federal courts, preparing paper or electronic binders, and drafting motions or other documents as requested. This is not a paralegal position and there are no mandatory billing requirements.

The preferred candidate will have at least five years of experience as a litigation legal assistant. Attorneys rely on assistants to be proactive in managing deadlines and workload.

The firm offers a hybrid schedule (three days in the office one week and two days the next, after a 60-day training period) and a 37.5-hour workweek. The firm provides 100% paid parking and employee health insurance. Occasional after-hours work may be required due to the nature of litigation; overtime is paid after 40 hours per week.

The firm reports a positive culture.