Litigation Legal Assistant - Newly Created!

Group II; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Group II, a west side law firm, seeks an experienced Legal Assistant to support a well-established Litigation practice. This newly created role offers an opportunity to work closely with attorneys, manage documents, and participate in trial preparation.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of civil litigation experience, superb organizational skills, and strong written and verbal communication. Proficiency with MS Office and document management systems is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 5+ years of civil litigation experience.
• Excellent organizational and written/oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office and document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with clients and act as liaison with attorneys.
• Draft and disseminate court documents, correspondence, discoveries, motions, complaints and discussions with attorneys.
• Prepare client agreements, engagement letters and closing documents.
• E-filing a variety of court documents.
• Manage schedules for court dates and deadlines, and attorneys' calendars.
• Organize and maintain client files, both physical and electronic.
• File documents with the court system, schedule hearings, and interact with courts.
• Assisting with trial preparation.

Skills

Litigation experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Independent thinking

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Document management systems

Job description

Successful west side law firm is currently searching for an experienced Legal Assistant to support a very established Litigation practice. This is a newly created position due to company growth!

We are searching for an experienced legal candidate with civil litigation experience, exceptional skills and a high level of professional savvy!

Extremely competitive salary and benefits package, wonderful atmosphere and a very team focused group.

Responsibilities include -

• Establish and maintain relationships with clients, while acting as a liaison between clients and attorneys.
• Draft and disseminate various documents including court documents, correspondence, discoveries, motions, complaints, responses and discussions with attorneys.
• Prepare client agreements, engagement letters and closing documents.
• E-filing a variety of court documents.
• Manage schedules for court dates and deadlines, as well as attorneys calendar.
• Organize and maintain client files, both physical and electronic.
• File documents with the court system, schedule hearings, and maintain interaction with courts.
• Trial preparation.

Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years' litigation experience with strong knowledge of procedures. Must have exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, and be an independent thinker and self-starter. Excellent oral and written communication skills, a proactive work style, and high level of professional savvy. Advanced Microsoft Office skills and experience with document management systems required.

Our client offers a very competitive compensation package, beautiful office and wonderful team atmosphere!