Litigation Legal Assistant - Mentorship & Growth

BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with firm contribution/matching

Generous paid time off

Firm-observed holidays

Job summary

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., a dynamic and growing national law firm, seeks an entry-level to early-career Legal Assistant for our New York office. The role provides administrative and organizational support to Principals, Associates, and senior team members within the Commercial Litigation practice group.

Hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Training in court filing, document management software, and litigation workflows will be provided to help you grow in this role.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of administrative, professional office, or legal internship experience.
• Outstanding organizational skills and rigorous attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid foundational analytical and problem-solving abilities, with an eagerness to learn litigation procedures.
• Familiarity with document management technology or legal software (training provided).
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with organizing and maintaining electronic and physical case files and documents within the firm’s document management system.
• Support case tracking, docketing, and scheduling of hearings, depositions, client meetings, and critical deadlines.
• Request, retrieve, and organize case-related records, documents, and transcripts.
• Assemble, paginate, and prepare deposition exhibits, witness files, and trial binders.
• Serve as a professional point of contact, interacting with firm personnel, clients, outside vendors, and court personnel.
• Update and maintain case indexes, tracking spreadsheets, and departmental databases.
• Assist with the preparation and electronic filing (e-filing) of routine court notices, pleadings, and transmittal letters.

Skills

Administrative experience

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Analytical/problem-solving

Document management familiarity

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Document management software

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., a dynamic and growing national law firm, seeks an entry-level to early-career Legal Assistant for our New York office. The role provides administrative and organizational support to Principals, Associates, and senior team members within the Commercial Litigation practice group.

Hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Training in court filing, document management software, and litigation workflows will be provided to help you grow in this role.