Litigation Legal Assistant

Wegman; Washington (District of Columbia); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Wegman, Atlanta-based law firm with ~190 attorneys, seeks a motivated legal assistant for the DC Office's Litigation Practice Group. Ideal candidate has 8+ years of heavy litigation experience in a law firm or legal department and is tech-savvy, with duties including filing pleadings, managing discovery responses, and litigations calendars.

Responsibilities include organizing meetings, depositions, travel, and conferences for attorneys, and providing robust case management support.

Formación

• 8+ years of experience as a Legal Assistant with heavy litigation experience.
• Experience filing pleadings in federal, state, and appellate courts.
• Proficiency in managing case litigation calendars and electronic files/databases.

Responsabilidades

• File and e-file pleadings in federal, state, and appellate courts.
• Prepare and/or file/serve pleadings and discovery responses.
• Manage case litigation calendars and maintain litigation files.
• Schedule meetings, depositions, travel, and conferences for attorneys.
• Provide comprehensive case management support.
• Demonstrate tech-savviness; CFIUS case management system experience is a plus.

Conocimientos

Litigation experience

Case management

Attention to detail

E-filing

Calendar management

Travel coordination

Tech savvy

Herramientas

CFIUS case management system

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Atlanta-based law firm with approximately 190 attorneys, is seeking a motivated, critical-thinking legal assistant with strong attention to detail to support the DC Office's Litigation Practice Group. The ideal candidate should have 8+ years’ experience as a Legal Assistant with heavy litigation experience in a law firm or legal department. Responsibilities include: File and e-file pleadings in federal, state, and appellate courts ? Prepare and/or file/serve pleadings, and discovery responses, managing case litigation calendars and maintaining litigation files, including electronic files and databases; Scheduling and organizing activities such as meetings, depositions, travel, and conferences for attorneys, and Providing case management support .Must be tech savvy and experience with CFIUS case management system considered a plus.